The Meadows, FL is a small suburban town located just outside of Tampa. It is a close-knit community with an active local political scene that is focused on preserving the traditional values of the area and improving the quality of life for all of its citizens. City Council meetings are held regularly to discuss local issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvement, environmental regulations, and other initiatives that impact the town. Local elections are held each year for mayor and city council members who make up the governing body in The Meadows. Every election brings out passionate candidates from both sides of the political spectrum who debate current issues and strive to bring change to their beloved hometown. Many residents eagerly get involved in politics by attending debates, donating to local candidates, or even running for office themselves!
The political climate in The Meadows, 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
The Meadows, FL 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.
The Meadows, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 The Meadows, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,318 contributions totaling $92,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $98,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)