Palm Harbor, FL is a beautiful coastal town located in the heart of Pinellas County. The area is known for its pristine beaches, vibrant local businesses, and stunning landscapes. Locally, Palm Harbor is served by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners as well as several other elected officials such as the mayor, city council members and school board members. These officials are responsible for setting and maintaining the policies and regulations that govern the community. The citizens of Palm Harbor take pride in their local government and have an active role in making their voices heard during election season. Through grassroots efforts and high voter turnout, residents can ensure that their needs are met and their values are represented in the political process. Palm Harbor is a prosperous area with a strong sense of community spirit that allows its residents to make informed decisions when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 34683 (Palm 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 34683 (Palm Harbor, FL) is leaning conservative.
Palm 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.
Palm 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 34683 (Palm Harbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,725 contributions totaling $671,242 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 583 contributions totaling $124,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)