The 33980 Port Charlotte, FL area is home to many different political ideologies and affiliations. This can be seen in the diversity of opinions expressed by local residents. Despite the wide array of beliefs, there are a few key issues that unite most of the community. Many residents are passionate about promoting economic growth, maintaining environmental protections, and advocating for public safety initiatives. Issues such as healthcare reform, immigration reform, and civil rights also remain top priorities for many people in 33980 Port Charlotte. With an engaged community always looking towards progress and improvement, it is likely that the politics of 33980 Port Charlotte will remain lively and diverse for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 33980 (Port Charlotte, FL) is moderately conservative.
Charlotte County, FL is strongly conservative. In Charlotte County, FL 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlotte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 36.3%.
Charlotte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 33980 (Port Charlotte, FL) is moderately conservative.
Port Charlotte, Florida is moderately conservative.
Charlotte County, Florida is strongly conservative.
Punta Gorda 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.
Port Charlotte, 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 33980 (Port Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 603 contributions totaling $24,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $15,865 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)