San Juan County is located in the northwest corner of Washington State and is made up of four distinct islands. The county has a strong sense of community, with many local organizations and businesses working together to create a friendly, vibrant atmosphere. Politically, the county leans Democrat, as most counties in the state do. Locally, there are two county commissioners who work to provide the best services for the citizens of San Juan County. They also work closely with members of the Washington State Legislature to ensure that laws passed are beneficial to those living in this unique corner of the state. Additionally, residents have easy access to their representatives in Congress and can make their voices heard on important issues both nationally and locally. This ensures that San Juan County remains a vibrant and engaged part of Washington State's political landscape.
The political climate in San Juan County, WA is very liberal.
In San Juan County, WA 73.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Juan county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.7% to 23.2%.
San Juan county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Juan County, WA is very liberal.
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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.
San Juan, 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 San Juan County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,293 contributions totaling $729,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 587 contributions totaling $150,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)