The politics in 34237 Sarasota, FL are dominated by the Republican Party. The current members of the US House of Representatives from 34237 Sarasota are Vern Buchanan and Charles J. Crist Jr. In the state legislature, most legislators representing 34237 Sarasota are Republicans. There are also a number of local political offices in the area such as county and municipal commissioner positions. These elected officials focus on issues important to the residents of 34237 Sarasota such as public safety, economic development, transportation, and education. Many important decisions about how to allocate resources within the city take place at these local levels, making it important for citizens to stay informed and engage in their local political process.
The political climate in Zip 34237 (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 34237 (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 34237 (Sarasota)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,290 contributions totaling $53,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $41,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)