Located in Lee County, Florida, 33905 Fort Myers is a vibrant city with a diverse political landscape. Local politics in 33905 Fort Myers are heavily influenced by Republican State Representative Heather Fitzenhagen and Democratic Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto. In recent years, the two have worked together to pass legislation that would benefit residents of 33905 Fort Myers, such as enhanced environmental protections and increased funding for public schools. Other local politicians include Republican Mayor Randall P. Henderson and Democrat City Councilwoman Gaile Anthony. With their combined efforts, they strive to ensure that all citizens of 33905 Fort Myers have access to quality services and resources. Additionally, the city council makes sure that growth in the area is managed responsibly and maintained for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 33905 (Fort Myers, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, FL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, FL 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.9%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33905 (Fort Myers, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Fort Myers, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, Florida is moderately conservative.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Fort Myers, 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 33905 (Fort Myers)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 618 contributions totaling $55,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $75,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)