The politics in Pinecrest, FL are largely influenced by the local municipality. The mayor and five-member city council carry out the work of governing the area. The mayor is elected for a two-year term, while members of the city council serve three-year terms with one of them being elected as mayor pro tempore. Currently, all members of the city council are members of the Democratic party. This political representation is often reflected when making decisions about policy initiatives such as public safety, economic development, public works, and other important matters. There is also an emphasis on creating a sense of community within Pinecrest by emphasizing public parks and recreational centers along with other social opportunities. All citizens in Pinecrest are invited to participate in decision-making processes to ensure a diverse range of voices are heard regarding local issues within their municipality.
The political climate in Pinecrest, FL is leaning liberal.
Miami-Dade County, FL is leaning liberal. In Miami-Dade County, FL 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami-Dade county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 46.0%.
Miami-Dade county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pinecrest, FL is leaning liberal.
Miami-Dade County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Pinecrest, Florida: d d D D D 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 Pinecrest, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,987 contributions totaling $9,713,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,001 contributions totaling $10,491,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,499 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)