St. Leo, FL is a small town located in Florida's Pasco County. The town has a long history of being politically involved and active in the local community. Over the years, candidates from all political backgrounds have come to St. Leo to seek office, including Republicans, Democrats, and third-party candidates. Many of these candidates are well-known in the local area for their work on important issues that affect the lives of St. Leo residents. Local citizens have voiced their opinions about certain topics through various forms of grassroots activism and direct participation in political debates at public forums or debates hosted by schools or organizations. As such, politics is an integral part of life in St. Leo and many residents take pride in voting and engaging with their elected representatives on matters that are important to them.
The political climate in St. Leo, FL is moderately conservative.
Pasco County, FL is moderately conservative. In Pasco County, FL 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pasco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 39.3%.
Pasco county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Leo, FL is moderately conservative.
Pasco County, Florida is moderately conservative.
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.
St. Leo, Florida: d r r r R R
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 St. Leo, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,279 contributions totaling $80,267 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 661 contributions totaling $175,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)