The politics in 33765 Clearwater, FL are largely focused on local issues and initiatives. While national political candidates may provide some context to the local area, it is the city council members and other local officials that are actively involved in shaping the community’s direction. The city’s vision, which was created through broad input from residents and business owners, encourages a strong sense of civic responsibility and promotes a vibrant local economy. Local elected officials have been working to create policies that address the needs of the community such as reducing crime, increasing public safety and improving public services. Additionally, they have worked to ensure that businesses thrive by providing incentives for new ventures while also supporting established businesses. Residents also advocate for their neighborhoods by engaging in conversations about zoning changes, development proposals or traffic issues. All of this contributes to the overall health of Clearwater’s political landscape and helps shape its future direction.
The political climate in Zip 33765 (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 33765 (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 33765 (Clearwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $30,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 295 contributions totaling $67,209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)