Redington Shores, Florida is an idyllic beachside community located on the Gulf of Mexico. Residents can enjoy a laid-back lifestyle and relax in the sun. The city has a rich history and strong sense of pride in its local government. Local politics are of great importance to the citizens of Redington Shores. All elected posts are filled through nonpartisan elections where candidates must be residents of the city and receive more than 50% of votes in order to win office. Due to the small size and close-knit feel of Redington Shores there is considerable interest from citizens in who makes up their local government and how it operates. Engagement in local politics is high with voter turnout for local elections typically outpacing statewide election turnout.
The political climate in Redington Shores, 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 Shores, 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 Shores, 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 Shores, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,974 contributions totaling $201,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 666 contributions totaling $196,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)