Tacoma, WA is an interesting city with a rich political history. The city has long been seen as a progressive hub in the Puget Sound region, characterized by its diverse population and commitment to social justice. Recently, Tacoma has been at the forefront of local politics, particularly in terms of its efforts to create a more equitable city. This includes initiatives such as creating living wage jobs, addressing racial disparities in education and health care access, as well as fighting for housing affordability and tenant protections. In recent years, local activists have come together to form powerful grassroots organizations that have pushed for meaningful change in the city. Political candidates running in Tacoma have tended to center around these issues and often bring new energy and enthusiasm to their campaigns. As the city continues to grow and evolve, it will be important for local residents to stay informed on these issues and their impact on the community.
The political climate in Tacoma, WA is somewhat liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tacoma, WA is somewhat liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Tacoma, 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 Tacoma, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,297 contributions totaling $4,270,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,408 contributions totaling $992,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)