The politics of Redington Beach, FL are heavily influenced by its location in Pinellas County. With the presence of both Republican and Democrat voters, the political environment of the city is always a hot topic. Locally elected officials such as the mayor, vice-mayor, town council members, and other city leaders are responsible for upholding their respective positions within Redington Beach. These leaders are chosen by residents to ensure their voices are heard throughout the community and they maintain an open dialogue between local government and constituents. Local political candidates also run for office in order to better serve their constituents. In recent years, Redington Beach has seen an increase in voter turnout due to growing interest in civic engagement and involvement. With so many important issues at stake on both local and national levels, citizens have become increasingly engaged with politics in Redington Beach.
The political climate in Redington Beach, 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
Redington Beach, 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.
Redington Beach, 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 Redington Beach, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,458 contributions totaling $175,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 529 contributions totaling $135,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)