Gig Harbor, Washington is a charming small city located on the beautiful Puget Sound. The city has developed a reputation as an idyllic waterfront community full of activities for visitors and residents alike. Politically, Gig Harbor operates under the government of Pierce County. Residents are represented by three county council members who work together to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met in an efficient and equitable manner. The city also has its own mayor and city council, which works to ensure that local laws and regulations are up-to-date with the changing times. All elected officials hold regular town hall meetings to keep citizens informed about current events as well as upcoming projects in the area. Additionally, Gig Harbor is part of Washington’s 8th congressional district and is represented by Congresswoman Kim Schrier in the United States House of Representatives. Overall, politics in Gig Harbor strive to benefit the people of this wonderful community while maintaining a strong sense of independence from other areas nearby.
The political climate in Gig Harbor, WA is leaning liberal.
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
Gig Harbor, WA is leaning liberal.
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.
Gig Harbor, 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 Gig Harbor, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,357 contributions totaling $450,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,102 contributions totaling $233,684 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)