Algona is a small town in Washington state with a population around 4,000 people. The city is governed by a five-member city council who are elected to four-year terms and the mayor of Algona is elected for two-year terms. The current Mayor of Algona is Allen Loomis, and he has been a leader since 2018. Currently, the city council consists of Council President Thomas Cochran, Vice President Janet Baker, Treasurer Patricia McBride, Secretary Alicia Bockman, and Member at Large Mark Smith. Each council member works together to discuss and vote on local issues that affect the citizens of Algona. These issues range from budgeting and spending to zoning regulations and public safety measures. The council also serves as a liaison between the citizens of Algona and their state representatives to ensure that their voices are heard in government decisions. In addition to this role, they work to promote civic engagement by organizing community events such as parades, festivals, and sporting events. The city council also works hard to maintain strong relationships with other towns in Washington state in order to foster economic growth within the region.
The political climate in Algona, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Algona, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, Washington is very 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.
Algona, 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 Algona, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,738 contributions totaling $106,508 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 347 contributions totaling $92,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)