Sarasota, FL is a city located in the state of Florida with a population of approximately 57,738 as of 2019. The politics in Sarasota are represented by the mayor, members of the City Commission and several other local government officials. Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch has been serving since 2019 and is dedicated to developing the city's infrastructure and economy. The City Commission consists of nine members who each represent different districts within Sarasota and work together to guide the city’s policies. The other local political candidates from 34234 Sarasota include candidates for county commission, school board, sheriff's office and more. These officials ensure that all citizens have access to quality services while upholding a fair justice system and providing educational opportunities for the future generations of Sarasota residents.
The political climate in Zip 34234 (Sarasota, FL) is leaning conservative.
Sarasota County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Sarasota County, FL 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarasota county remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 44.3%.
Sarasota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 34234 (Sarasota, FL) is leaning conservative.
Sarasota, Florida is leaning conservative.
Sarasota 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.
Sarasota, 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 34234 (Sarasota)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,195 contributions totaling $161,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $38,284 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)