The politics in Elk Plain, WA are largely focused on the well-being of the community and its citizens. Elected officials work to promote a strong economy, protect public safety and health, create job opportunities, and ensure equitable access to services for all residents. Local leaders strive to meet the needs of their constituents while also balancing fiscal responsibility with long-term investments that will benefit the entire town. Economic development initiatives are regularly discussed and implemented by city council members who seek to provide economic support for small businesses, promote tourism, and attract new businesses to Elk Plain. Additionally, elected officials prioritize quality education for all students in order to prepare them for successful and meaningful futures. The local government works hard to ensure fair representation of all political views while making decisions that best serve the interests of their constituents.
The political climate in Elk Plain, 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
Elk Plain, 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.
Elk Plain, 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 Elk Plain, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,655 contributions totaling $142,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 862 contributions totaling $64,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)