The politics in 34108 Pelican Bay, FL are reflective of the larger state and national political trends. The area leans slightly to the right, with a majority of registered voters consistently choosing Republican candidates in state and national elections. However, there is a growing trend among younger voters who have recently moved to the area that leans more towards the left. Local politicians focus on issues such as crime reduction, economic development, and environmental protection. They also prioritize policies that protect those living in poverty and reduce disparities in income levels between different neighborhoods within Pelican Bay. Despite their differences, local politicians from both sides of the aisle tend to come together for initiatives that will benefit the community overall.
The political climate in Zip 34108 (Pelican Bay, FL) is moderately conservative.
Collier County, FL is strongly conservative. In Collier County, FL 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Collier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 37.3%.
Collier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34108 (Pelican Bay, FL) is moderately conservative.
Pelican Bay, Florida is moderately conservative.
Collier County, Florida is strongly conservative.
Naples-Marco Island Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pelican Bay, 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 34108 (Pelican Bay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,327 contributions totaling $885,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,138 contributions totaling $3,342,073 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,065 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)