Sequim, Washington is a small town located on the Olympic Peninsula and is known for its natural beauty and rural lifestyle. Politically, Sequim is quite conservative, with the vast majority of its voters leaning Republican. During elections, the town votes heavily in favor of Republican candidates, as evidenced by recent election results. In general, local politicians in Sequim tend to prioritize issues such as public safety, economic development, and protecting the environment. As a result of this focus on practical matters rather than ideological disputes, politics in Sequim remain largely non-partisan and focused on solving real problems.
The political climate in Sequim, WA is leaning liberal.
Clallam County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clallam County, WA 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clallam county flipped Democratic, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Clallam county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sequim, WA is leaning liberal.
Clallam County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Port Angeles 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.
Sequim, Washington: r r d d r 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 Sequim, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,748 contributions totaling $395,651 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,079 contributions totaling $127,607 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)