The city of Largo, FL is part of Pinellas County in the Tampa Bay area. It has a population of 74,687 people according to the 2019 United States Census. The local politics are managed by the City Council of Largo, which consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens. The mayor and Vice Mayor serve two-year terms. The Council develops ordinances and resolutions that guide local governmental operations and activities while also promoting public health, safety, welfare, and economy. Largo also maintains relationships with other municipalities in Pinellas County and the state government to ensure they can provide effective services to their community. Every year different local political candidates represent various political parties in elections held for public offices such as Mayor and City Council Members. While these candidates may come from different backgrounds and ideologies, they all strive to make sure Largo remains a vibrant city with opportunities for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 33770 (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 33770 (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 33770 (Largo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 710 contributions totaling $51,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $51,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)