Punta Gorda, FL is a city located in Charlotte County that is home to a diverse population of nearly 20,000 people. The city has a strong focus on its local government and politics. Residents have the opportunity to elect leaders for their community, including mayor, commissioners, and other officials. Each election cycle brings its own unique issues and candidates to the forefront of political conversations and debates. In recent years, Punta Gorda has become increasingly politically active with numerous organizations that are actively involved in local politics and social justice initiatives. From job creation initiatives to environmental protection laws, Punta Gorda's residents are passionate about advocating for what they believe in and making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to local issues.
The political climate in Zip 33955 (Punta Gorda, 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 33955 (Punta Gorda, FL) is moderately conservative.
Punta Gorda, 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.
Punta Gorda, 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 33955 (Punta Gorda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 860 contributions totaling $20,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $54,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)