Bayonet Point, FL is a small town located in Pasco County, Florida. With a population of just over 10,000 people, Bayonet Point has a tight-knit community full of friendly faces. It is an area with strong support for local politics and many residents actively engage with their elected officials. The local government consists of three commissioners that oversee the various town committees and departments. These commissioners are responsible for setting policy and budgets, among many other tasks. Additionally, each year citizens have the opportunity to vote in local elections to choose representatives for important positions such as mayor, county commissioners, and school board members. This allows Bayonet Point citizens to be involved in the decision-making process and ensures that they can have their voices heard on important matters that affect their future.
The political climate in Bayonet Point, FL is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, FL is moderately conservative. In Pasco County, FL 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pasco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.4% to 39.3%.
Pasco county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bayonet Point, FL is somewhat conservative.
Pasco County, Florida is moderately conservative.
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.
Bayonet Point, Florida: d r r r R R
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bayonet Point, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,706 contributions totaling $62,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 505 contributions totaling $76,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)