Renton, WA is a vibrant city that has seen considerable growth and development over recent years. The city boasts a strong economy with many businesses and industries operating in the area. Politics in Renton is driven at the local level by elected officials who serve on the City Council and other boards and commissions. These leaders work collaboratively to ensure that the interests of Renton's citizens are represented and considered in all decisions made by the council. Through their efforts, they are able to create an environment where residents can thrive and prosper, while working together to address community issues. Local elections often attract candidates from both major political parties as well as independents, allowing for a wide range of opinions to be voiced on a variety of topics. This creates an atmosphere of healthy debate which ultimately leads to policies that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Renton, WA is strongly liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Renton, WA is strongly liberal.
King County, Washington is very 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.
Renton, 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 Renton, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21,336 contributions totaling $1,483,373 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,114 contributions totaling $814,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)