Sarasota, FL 34238 is located in Sarasota County and has been a politically active area since its founding. The city is currently represented by several local officials at the state level, including U.S. Representatives Vern Buchanan and Greg Steube, and State Senate President Wilton Simpson, all of whom are Republican. Additionally, there are six members on the Sarasota City Commission who work together to govern the city, representing different districts within the city limits. As a result of this political representation, Sarasota has been able to pass ordinances that create new jobs and promote economic growth and development. Furthermore, residents have access to many resources for advocacy and addressing social issues. In short, politics in 34238 Sarasota, FL have been an important factor in shaping this thriving community.
The political climate in Zip 34238 (Sarasota, FL) is somewhat 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 34238 (Sarasota, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Sarasota, Florida is somewhat 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 34238 (Sarasota)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,340 contributions totaling $325,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,025 contributions totaling $207,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)