Lynden, WA is a small city located in northern Washington. The city is home to many different political views and opinions, and the local government works hard to ensure that all voices are heard. The mayor of Lynden is elected every four years and works with the City Council to pass laws and regulations that benefit the community. There are also several local ballot initiatives put forward each year, asking residents to weigh in on important issues that affect the area. In addition, the local school board works closely with state representatives to ensure fair representation for students living in Lynden. Overall, politics in Lynden are vibrant and active, with plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Lynden, WA is leaning liberal.
Whatcom County, WA is strongly liberal. In Whatcom County, WA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whatcom county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 36.4%.
Whatcom county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lynden, WA is leaning liberal.
Whatcom County, Washington is strongly liberal.
Bellingham Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lynden, Washington: r 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 Lynden, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,161 contributions totaling $51,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 614 contributions totaling $102,948 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)