With a couple of weeks remaining for island voters to register for the Aug. 20 primary, Republicans outnumber Democrats on Anna Maria Island and in each of the island cities.
Independents or unaffiliated voters, meanwhile, represent a sizable voting bloc.
Republicans have held consistent leads on AMI at least going back to 2008.
Among Anna Maria’s 830 registered voters, there were 410 Republicans, 218 Democrats and 202 others as of June 25.
In 2020, Anna Maria had 1,055 registered voters, including 478 Republicans and 323 Democrats.
In 2008, Anna Maria had 1,434 registered voters, including 651 Republicans and 451 Democrats.
In Bradenton Beach, with 586 registered voters as of June 25, there were 137 Democrats, 288 Republicans and 161 others.
There were 750 registered voters in 2020 in Bradenton Beach and 887 in 2008.
Bradenton Beach’s registered Republicans numbered 320 in 2020 and 312 in 2008, while there were 222 Democrats in 2020 and 300 in 2008.
In Holmes Beach, with 2,436 registered voters, there were 517 Democrats, 1,311 Republicans and 608 others as of June 25.
There were 2,815 registered voters in the city in 2020, including 1,320 Republicans and 746 Democrats.
There were 3,376 registered voters in Holmes Beach in 2008, including 1,564 Republicans and 992 Democrats.
The island’s registration total as of June 25 was 3,852, down from the 4,620 voters registered ahead of the presidential election in 2020, when Democrat Joe Biden defeated incumbent Republican Donald Trump.
The island registration totals have declined during presidential election years since 2012. In 2016, there were 4,810 registered voters on AMI and there were 5,534 in 2012.
The registered voter tally in Manatee County as of June 25 was 271,734, including 129,182 Republicans, 69,809 Democrats and 72,743 others.