Treasure Island, FL is a small seaside community located in Pinellas County on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Although its population is relatively small, its citizens take politics seriously and are engaged in local government activities. In terms of local government, Treasure Island is part of the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners, which is made up of seven members who serve four-year terms. During elections, candidates from both major political parties compete for these positions. The current Mayor of Treasure Island is Larry Ahern, an independent politician who has held the position since 2018 and has been reelected in 2020. Additionally, there are many active civic organizations in Treasure Island that advocate for their causes and work to make sure that their interests are represented at the local level. Overall, Treasure Island's political landscape reflects a culture that values engagement and participation in the democratic process.
The political climate in Treasure Island, FL is leaning conservative.
Pinellas County, FL is leaning liberal. In Pinellas County, FL 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pinellas county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.2%.
Pinellas county flipped Democratic in most recent Presidential election (2016 and 2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Treasure Island, FL is leaning conservative.
Pinellas County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning 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.
Treasure Island, Florida: d r d d r d
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 Treasure Island, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,922 contributions totaling $288,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 844 contributions totaling $399,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $473 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)