The politics in 33771 Largo, FL are of utmost importance to the local population. This community is made up of a diverse population of individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. While Democrats make up the majority of registered voters in Largo, there are also many Republicans, Independents and non-affiliated voters. The city government is led by an elected Mayor and City Council. Elections for municipal offices take place every two years, with the Mayor typically serving a four-year term. In recent years, issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements and environmental protection have been topics that have been heavily discussed in local politics. With a focus on embracing diversity and inclusion, Largo is committed to empowering all its residents to engage in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 33771 (Largo, 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 33771 (Largo, FL) is leaning liberal.
Largo, 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.
Largo, 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 33771 (Largo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,704 contributions totaling $68,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 287 contributions totaling $36,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)