Hamilton, WA is a small city located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. While the population of Hamilton is relatively small, it has a significant amount of political involvement. The city is currently served by two state senators and one state representative who are elected to represent Hamilton's interests in Olympia. In addition, there are numerous local political candidates running for office each election cycle. These candidates often come from diverse backgrounds and provide perspectives on a range of topics that affect the lives of those living in the city. Whether it's local taxes or zoning ordinances, Hamilton residents have a say in how their city should be run and the direction it takes. By voting for these local candidates, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard when decisions about how to serve the needs of their community are being made.
The political climate in Hamilton, WA is leaning conservative.
Skagit County, WA is leaning liberal. In Skagit County, WA 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skagit county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 44.6%.
Skagit county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, WA is leaning conservative.
Skagit County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Washington is moderately liberal.
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.
Hamilton, Washington: r r d d d 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 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 Hamilton, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,003 contributions totaling $47,366 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $28,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)