Safety Harbor, FL is a small city located in Pinellas County, with a rich history and vibrant culture. The local political system of Safety Harbor is based on the American democratic system of government. The current mayor of Safety Harbor is Joe Ayoub, who was elected in 2016. The City Commission is composed of five members, including Ayoub and four other members which are elected by the residents of Safety Harbor. The City Commission holds regular public meetings to discuss important topics affecting the city. Residents of Safety Harbor have multiple opportunities to participate in the local political process through initiatives such as voting in elections, attending community forums or volunteering for nonpartisan campaigns. Overall, Safety Harbor has an active and engaged population that takes part in local politics and helps shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Zip 34695 (Safety Harbor, FL) is leaning conservative.
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 34695 (Safety Harbor, FL) is leaning conservative.
Safety Harbor, Florida is leaning conservative.
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.
Safety Harbor, 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 34695 (Safety Harbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,337 contributions totaling $103,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $72,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)