Punta Gorda, FL is located in the southern tip of Florida and is known for its picturesque waterfront downtown. Politically, Punta Gorda leans slightly towards conservative values, with the Republican Party being the majority party in local elections. The city is currently represented by four elected commissioners at the local level along with three independent mayors who are elected to two-year terms. Within the county, Punta Gorda is located within Charlotte County which has a five-member board of county commissioners overseeing all county government functions and services. The current county commissioners consist of three Republicans and two Democrats. In recent years, there have been numerous debates on issues such as taxes, health care, education, and other important topics that affect Punta Gorda citizens. At the state level, Punta Gorda is part of Florida's 25th Congressional district which includes parts of Lee and Hendry counties as well as Charlotte County where Punta Gorda resides. The current U.S Representative for this district is Francis Rooney from the Republican Party. Citizens of 33982 Punta Gorda who are interested in getting involved in local politics can find information about upcoming elections and candidates at their local voting office or online on the Florida Department of State website.
The political climate in Zip 33982 (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 33982 (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 33982 (Punta Gorda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 462 contributions totaling $71,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $39,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)