Buckley, WA is a small town in the heart of Pierce County with a population of 5,500. It is a diverse community made up of families and businesses that all contribute to its unique character. Politically, Buckley leans Democratic with most voters supporting progressive ideals and candidates. The last few elections have been close but the Democratic party has managed to hold onto most of the seats in local government. Recently, there have been several initiatives from local politicians to improve the quality of life for residents in Buckley by investing in infrastructure projects and providing better access to services like healthcare and education. There are also many social justice issues being addressed at the state level which are important to the citizens of Buckley. Although Buckley is not always in agreement on every political issue, they generally come together when it comes to local politics and creating a better future for generations to come.
The political climate in Buckley, WA is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buckley, WA is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very 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.
Buckley, Washington: d d 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 Buckley, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $7,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $24,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)