Pierce County, Washington is a thriving county in the Pacific Northwest. It has a diverse range of political perspectives and many active citizens who are engaged in the political process. The county is home to several major cities including Tacoma, Puyallup, Gig Harbor, Sumner and Orting. At the state level, Pierce County sends six representatives to the Washington State Legislature - four Democrats and two Republicans. All three Congressional districts covering Pierce County are represented by Democrats on Capitol Hill, with Denny Heck representing WA-10, Derek Kilmer representing WA-6 and Adam Smith representing WA-9. At the local level, each city is governed by its own mayor and city council members elected by citizens in their respective cities. In addition to this, there is also an elected Council for all of Pierce County which sets policy for issues that affect all residents. From elections for statewide offices or initiatives to debates about local park maintenance or zoning regulations – politics are alive and well in Pierce County!
The political climate in 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
Pierce County, WA 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.
Pierce, 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 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 Pierce County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46,251 contributions totaling $5,717,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,562 contributions totaling $1,807,389 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)