Clearwater, FL, with the zip code 33764, is a city located in Pinellas County. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council model of government and consists of several elected officials including the mayor, four council members, and two members of the school board. Clearwater's political climate is generally conservative leaning and has been that way for many years. Clearwater holds local elections every two years to elect positions such as mayor, council members, and school board members. Issues that are important to citizens include infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and educational advancement in local schools. Residents of Clearwater also have an interest in furthering environmental preservation efforts within the city and upholding strong economic development standards. Political candidates often focus on these particular topics when running for office in order to appeal to their constituents who care deeply about these issues.
The political climate in Zip 33764 (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 33764 (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 33764 (Clearwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,746 contributions totaling $111,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 404 contributions totaling $94,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)