Sedro-Woolley, WA is a small city located in Skagit County in the northwest corner of Washington State. The city has a mayor-council government and the current mayor is Deborah Brenckman. The City Council consists of seven members that are elected at-large to four-year terms. In addition to the regular council, there are three independent boards that provide oversight and advice on topics such as planning and zoning, parks and recreation opportunities, and economic development. Every two years Sedro-Woolley residents elect candidates from their own districts for positions on the Council, while those running for Mayor must be qualified voters of the entire city. Along with local elections, citizens can also participate in state and national elections. As with all politics, it’s important for citizens to stay informed about their local political issues so they can make an informed decision when casting their votes.
The political climate in Sedro-Woolley, WA is leaning liberal.
Skagit County, WA is leaning liberal. In Skagit County, WA 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skagit county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 44.6%.
Skagit county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sedro-Woolley, WA is leaning liberal.
Skagit County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington: r r 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 Sedro-Woolley, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,003 contributions totaling $47,366 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $28,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)