New Port Richey East, FL, is a town located in Pasco County. The town is governed by the Pasco County Board of Commissioners. This board is responsible for creating and enforcing local laws, approving all expenditures made by the county government, hearing and deciding zoning disputes and land use issues, and appointing members to various county boards. The county also has an elected mayor who oversees the day-to-day operations of the town. Politically, New Port Richey East tends to lean more conservatively than other areas of Florida; however, there are several active political groups that represent both liberal and conservative views in the community. For example, The New Port Richey East Civic League (NPRECL) works to advocate for resident's rights and helps to organize campaigns to bring awareness to local issues that affect residents' quality of life. Additionally, the Republican Party of Pasco County (RPPC) serves as an umbrella organization for Republicans in the county that support conservative values such as limited government spending and lower taxes. In conclusion, New Port Richey East is an active political community with a variety of opinions from both sides of the aisle represented within its citizens.
The political climate in New Port Richey East, FL is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, FL is moderately conservative. In Pasco County, FL 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pasco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 39.3%.
Pasco county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Port Richey East, FL is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, Florida is moderately conservative.
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.
New Port Richey East, Florida: d r r r R R
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 New Port Richey East, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,659 contributions totaling $58,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 520 contributions totaling $64,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)