Politics in 34221 Palmetto, FL are largely dominated by the Republican party. This is due to the fact that the majority of registered voters in this area are conservative. The mayor of Palmetto is currently Barry Gillman, who holds a strong right-leaning political stance and serves as a vocal leader for many local Republicans. There have been several initiatives and bills passed in recent years that promote economic development and protect local businesses from international competition. Additionally, there has been an increase in public safety funding, with some monies allocated toward improving infrastructure and providing additional recreational activities for citizens. While not all initiatives supported by Mayor Gillman have been universally praised, he has made sure to be a vocal advocate for causes he believes will benefit the community of 34221 Palmetto and the surrounding areas.
The political climate in Zip 34221 (Palmetto, 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 34221 (Palmetto, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Palmetto, 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.
Palmetto, 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 34221 (Palmetto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,095 contributions totaling $60,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 396 contributions totaling $110,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)