West Lealman, FL is a small town in Pinellas County with a tight-knit community. Despite its size, West Lealman has an active local political scene. In recent years, local politicians have been focused on improving public safety and infrastructure while promoting economic growth. The mayor of West Lealman is currently Robert Johnstone, who has been serving since 2019. Other important figures in West Lealman politics include the city council members and various other officials. All of these individuals work hard to ensure that the town continues to be a safe and prosperous place for its citizens to live in.
The political climate in West Lealman, 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
West Lealman, 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.
West Lealman, 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 West Lealman, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 797 contributions totaling $54,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 339 contributions totaling $61,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)