Port Orchard, WA is a vibrant and diverse community that prides itself on its political engagement. As the largest city in Kitsap County, Port Orchard is home to a wide variety of political candidates who strive to represent the interests of their constituents. The local political scene includes a wide range of issues such as education, transportation, infrastructure, environmental protection, public safety and economic development. Local politicians aim to create policies that ensure the city’s long-term growth while preserving the area’s unique character. Residents of Port Orchard have an opportunity to engage with their local representatives through town hall meetings, forums and debates. It is clear that politics play an important role in this community and its citizens are actively involved in shaping the future of Port Orchard.
The political climate in Port Orchard, WA is somewhat liberal.
Kitsap County, WA is moderately liberal. In Kitsap County, WA 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kitsap county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 38.8%.
Kitsap county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Orchard, WA is somewhat liberal.
Kitsap County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard Metro Area is moderately 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.
Port Orchard, 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 Port Orchard, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,699 contributions totaling $228,731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,113 contributions totaling $116,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)