Bradenton, FL is a vibrant city located in Manatee County. It is home to numerous political figures who serve both the local and state governments. These officials range from city council members to county commissioners and even representatives to the statehouse. They work hard to ensure that 34209 Bradenton, FL has the best possible representation on the state level. The political issues that 34209 Bradenton, FL faces are often complex and require careful consideration in order to make sure citizens are receiving the best quality services. Issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, education reform, and environmental protection all require attention from our elected officials. All of these efforts are aimed at providing a better life for those living within the 34209 area code.
The political climate in Zip 34209 (Bradenton, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Manatee County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Manatee County, FL 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manatee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.5%.
Manatee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34209 (Bradenton, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Bradenton, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Manatee County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Florida is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bradenton, Florida: r R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 34209 (Bradenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,087 contributions totaling $202,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 752 contributions totaling $289,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)