Palm River-Clair Mel, Florida is an area with a rich political history that continues to this day. Local residents are engaged and passionate about making their voices heard in the political process. The city council works hard to ensure that all voices are heard, and important decisions are made with the input of both elected officials and citizens alike. The citizens of Palm River-Clair Mel have recently been advocating for reforms in local government, and many believe that a change in leadership would bring fresh perspectives to the issues confronting residents today. There is also a strong presence of both Democrats and Republicans in the city, giving individuals ample opportunities to engage in meaningful political discourse. Whatever your personal views may be, Palm River-Clair Mel is an exciting place for those who enjoy being involved in the political process.
The political climate in Palm River-Clair Mel, FL is somewhat 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
Palm River-Clair Mel, FL is somewhat 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.
Palm River-Clair Mel, 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 Palm River-Clair Mel, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 896 contributions totaling $69,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 456 contributions totaling $454,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $996 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)