Westchase, FL is a small but vibrant suburb of Tampa in Hillsborough County. The community is home to a young and diverse population that has become increasingly interested in local politics. In recent years, several qualified candidates have stepped up to represent the interests of the community by running for local offices such as City Council. These candidates have focused on issues such as improving public safety, combatting blight, and bringing more economic opportunity to Westchase. With their strong backgrounds in public service and policy making, these candidates are sure to make a positive impact on the quality of life for all those who live here.
The political climate in Westchase, FL is leaning liberal.
Hillsborough County, FL is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, FL 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 45.8%.
Hillsborough county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westchase, FL is leaning liberal.
Hillsborough 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.
Westchase, Florida: r r 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 Westchase, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,497 contributions totaling $172,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 696 contributions totaling $132,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)