Anacortes, WA is a vibrant city located in Skagit County on the Fidalgo Island. Politics is an important part of life in Anacortes and each election cycle, locals are encouraged to get involved and make their voices heard. The City Council consists of seven elected officials who oversee municipal issues such as public safety, infrastructure, and local policies. The City also participates in the Skagit County Commission which handles larger regional concerns such as transportation, environmental protection, and economic development. In recent years, citizens have become increasingly involved in the political process through attending town hall meetings and engaging with local candidates during election season. This has resulted in a more informed and engaged electorate that is ready to make decisions that will shape the future of Anacortes.
The political climate in Anacortes, WA is leaning liberal.
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
Anacortes, WA is leaning liberal.
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.
Anacortes, 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 Anacortes, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,507 contributions totaling $328,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 657 contributions totaling $337,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)