Bear Creek, FL is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is known for its strong community spirit and commitment to staying true to its traditional values. The people of Bear Creek take pride in their local government, which is made up of a mayor and four city council members who are each elected by their constituents every four years. The current mayor is Charles Johnson, and he has been in office since 2014. He has worked diligently to ensure that Bear Creek remains a safe and welcoming place for all its residents. In addition to the elected officials, there are several committees and other organizations that help keep Bear Creek vibrant and moving forward. From advocating for local businesses to helping plan for future growth, these individuals play an important role in keeping Bear Creek on a positive path.
The political climate in Bear Creek, 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
Bear Creek, 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.
Bear Creek, 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 Bear Creek, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,306 contributions totaling $155,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 643 contributions totaling $983,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,529 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)