The politics in the 33755 area of Clearwater, FL are very interesting. Clearwater is a part of Pinellas County, which is known for its progressive and engaged citizens. The county has numerous local political organizations that work to better their community through advocacy and education about the election process. Voters in the 33755 area have the opportunity to make their voices heard by participating in elections on a local, state and national level. The Clearwater City Council consists of seven members elected at-large by all citizens of Clearwater. Additionally, numerous state representatives and senators from this district serve on committees to address various political issues in Florida's legislature. All candidates for office must abide by rigorous campaign finance laws enforced by both federal and state law enforcement agencies to ensure the integrity of the elections process. With so many opportunities for involvement in politics, residents of 33755 can stay informed before heading to the polls each election season.
The political climate in Zip 33755 (Clearwater, 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
Zip 33755 (Clearwater, FL) is leaning liberal.
Clearwater, Florida 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.
Clearwater, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 33755 (Clearwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,164 contributions totaling $179,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 266 contributions totaling $66,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)