Clearwater, FL is a vibrant city with a strong political presence. The city council and mayor are actively engaged in making decisions to improve the lives of its citizens. Local elections are held regularly to ensure that the right officials are in place to make important decisions for Clearwater's future. There are several initiatives underway to help improve the quality of life in Clearwater, including measures to reduce poverty, boost economic growth, and provide better education opportunities. The local political candidates work hard to present their platforms of change and progress during election season. It is important for citizens to stay informed about local politicians and their positions on issues that affect the city. Through these elections, the people of Clearwater can come together and create a better tomorrow for everyone.
The political climate in Clearwater, FL is leaning liberal.
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
Clearwater, FL is leaning liberal.
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.
Clearwater, 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 Clearwater, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,679 contributions totaling $1,077,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,986 contributions totaling $2,039,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $512 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)