The politics in Tumwater, WA are ever-evolving as different candidates offer their visions for the community. Recently, two notable candidates have made their presence and platforms known - Chad DeBoard and Michelle Sande. Chad DeBoard is a current councilman who was first elected in January 2018 and has continued to serve his constituents with transparency, integrity, and focus on the long-term vision of the city. Michelle Sande is a newcomer that brings a business background to her candidacy, which she hopes will bring about more efficient stewardship of taxpayer funds while focusing on economic development. Both candidates recognize the need to create an environment where residents can enjoy the quality of life Tumwater offers while continuing to look forward into the future.
The political climate in Tumwater, WA is somewhat liberal.
Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tumwater, WA is somewhat liberal.
Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater 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.
Tumwater, 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 Tumwater, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,647 contributions totaling $1,839,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,385 contributions totaling $557,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)