The small city of Siesta Key, FL, located in Sarasota County, is known for its stunning white sand beaches and vibrant nightlife. Despite its small size, the city has a surprising amount of political activity within it. With about 10,000 residents in the area, Siesta Key has a wide range of people with different backgrounds and ideologies who all contribute to the political atmosphere of the city. Many local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Siesta Key Civic Association have worked together to ensure that every member of the community has a voice in local politics. These two groups often organize forums where members are invited to discuss important issues facing the area such as development projects and public safety initiatives. Every two years, residents can also cast their vote in municipal elections for a mayor and five councilmembers who will then be responsible for enacting policies that affect everyone in Siesta Key. Through these means, citizens of Siesta Key are able to make their voices heard on important matters that impact their home.
The political climate in Zip 34242 (Siesta Key, 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 34242 (Siesta Key, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Siesta Key, 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.
Siesta Key, 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 34242 (Siesta Key)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,909 contributions totaling $812,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 985 contributions totaling $780,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $792 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)