Yelm, Washington is a small town located in Thurston County. It is home to approximately 8,000 people, and is known for its beautiful scenery and friendly environment. While the town may be small, it still has a strong political presence. Local politics in Yelm are handled by the city council. The council consists of seven members who are elected at-large to serve four-year terms. They meet once a month to discuss issues such as budgeting, planning and zoning regulations, public safety initiatives, and other matters that affect the local community. Furthermore, each year many residents participate in elections held by the county and state government which determine who will oversee those respective bodies of government. Overall, Yelm is an active participant in the political process at both state and local levels.
The political climate in Yelm, WA is leaning 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
Yelm, WA is leaning 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.
Yelm, 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 Yelm, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,443 contributions totaling $46,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $34,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)