Douglas, WA County is part of the greater Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. It is a vibrant community with diverse political views that are strongly represented in local government. The county uses a commission form of government, which consists of three elected commissioners who each serve four-year terms. The commissioners set policy for the county and oversee the county’s departments and activities. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will be elected commissioners. Additionally, Douglas County has a strong presence in state and national politics. In recent years, issues such as education funding, transportation infrastructure, public safety, and environmental protection have all been discussed at both the local and state levels. With an engaged citizenry that actively participates in the political process, Douglas County provides a great example of democracy in action.
The political climate in Douglas County, WA is strongly conservative.
In Douglas County, WA 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 36.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglas County, WA is strongly conservative.
Wenatchee Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Douglas, Washington: R R R R R R
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Douglas County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 578 contributions totaling $23,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 649 contributions totaling $336,234 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $518 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)