Seminole, FL is a small yet vibrant city located near the Gulf of Mexico. The local politics are relatively laid back in comparison to larger cities, as the town relies primarily on a city council and mayor to make decisions that affect its citizens. Elections are held every two years for mayor and council members, and all residents of Seminole have the right to vote. All candidates must meet certain criteria such as age and residency in order to be eligible for election. The current mayor is Steve Blanton who is supported by many loyal constituents. He has been re-elected twice since he was first elected in 2016. Despite being a small town, Seminole has several local initiatives that it supports such as historic preservation and environmental protection projects. Overall, Seminole's politics are focused on creating an environment where residents can live peacefully with minimal disruption from outside forces.
The political climate in Seminole, FL is leaning liberal.
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
Seminole, FL is leaning liberal.
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.
Seminole, 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 Seminole, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,037 contributions totaling $515,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,112 contributions totaling $547,939 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)