The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area is a vibrant region that has many levels of politics. At the state level, voters in this area elect two US Senators and ten members of Congress, who all represent Washington State. At the county level, there are King County Council Members and Pierce County Council Members who are elected by citizens to represent their respective counties. Additionally, each city in the metro area has its own mayor and city council members who oversee local concerns within their jurisdiction. The politics in this region have been shaped by its diverse population, which includes a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and backgrounds. Residents of the area often participate in debates on topics ranging from infrastructure development to public safety to economic growth. In general, citizens of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area are passionate about local politics and strive to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to shaping policy decisions.
The political climate in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very liberal.
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 30.1%.
The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 511,041 contributions totaling $82,771,806 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50,854 contributions totaling $20,260,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)