Belleair, FL is situated in Pinellas County, located on Florida’s Gulf Coast. This small community has a rich history and culture that has been shaped by local politics. The town is governed by a mayor and a five-member Town Commission elected to serve four year terms. The Mayor and Commissioners are responsible for setting the town's policies, budgets and ordinances. Belleair also maintains cordial relationships with other towns within the county and state including Largo, Clearwater, Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, and Safety Harbor. Other important aspects of local government include zoning, land use planning, public works, recreation facilities, public safety, sanitation services, tax assessment & collection as well as parks & recreation areas. Additionally Belleair has its own police department that works closely with neighboring municipalities in order to ensure the safety and security of its residents. Political involvement in Belleair is ongoing with citizens regularly attending town hall meetings to voice their opinions on matters concerning their neighborhoods and community at large. Local residents have plenty of opportunities to get involved in the political process through running for office or helping out during elections and campaigns.
The political climate in Belleair, FL is leaning conservative.
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
Belleair, FL is leaning conservative.
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.
Belleair, 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 Belleair, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,788 contributions totaling $192,962 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 934 contributions totaling $897,937 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $961 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)