The politics in 34229 Osprey, FL are centered around the town's local government and initiatives. Osprey is a small town located just south of Sarasota and is part of Sarasota County. The county has a Board of County Commissioners that serve as the legislative branch of the county government, and it is responsible for creating laws and policies to govern the county. In addition, Osprey also has its own Mayor and Town Council that serve in an executive role and are responsible for setting policy for the town. The Mayor and Town Council meet regularly to discuss issues facing Osprey such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure projects, education, and land use planning. Local political candidates running for office are elected by their constituents during elections held every four years. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved in politics by attending open forums or volunteering time with local campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 34229 (Osprey, 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 34229 (Osprey, FL) is somewhat conservative.
Osprey, 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.
Osprey, 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 34229 (Osprey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 839 contributions totaling $94,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 577 contributions totaling $243,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $421 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)