North Port, FL is a small city located in southwestern Florida with a population of 59,357 as of 2019. It serves as the principal city of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area. The city has a robust and vibrant political presence that is active in local politics. With representatives from both major political parties, the residents of North Port have the opportunity to engage with their elected officials on issues that matter to them. Local boards such as the North Port City Commission and Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners are currently represented by a mix of Republicans and Democrats who actively work to ensure the well being and prosperity of their constituents. In addition, there are several local organizations dedicated to advocating for important local issues such as education reform and environmental protection. Overall, this presence provides an important platform for citizens in North Port to make their voices heard and have their say in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 34287 (North Port, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Sarasota County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Sarasota County, FL 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarasota county remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 44.3%.
Sarasota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34287 (North Port, FL) is somewhat conservative.
North Port, Florida is somewhat conservative.
Sarasota 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.
North Port, 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 34287 (North Port)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 629 contributions totaling $30,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $29,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)