The 34239 area code of Sarasota, FL is a highly political area with a wide range of opinions on local and national issues. Many citizens are involved in debates and discussions regarding the current state of politics, as well as the direction politicians should take. The area is served by two members of Congress, Vern Buchanan and Greg Steube, both representing different sides of the political spectrum. Additionally, several county offices in the region are held by candidates from major parties who compete for votes each election season. The city itself has an elected mayor who is responsible for setting policy and making decisions on behalf of the citizens. With so many politically active individuals in the 34239 zip code, it's no surprise that residents take their politics seriously and stay informed on issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 34239 (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 34239 (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 34239 (Sarasota)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,535 contributions totaling $443,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 654 contributions totaling $399,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $611 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)