Belfair, WA is a small town located in the northwest corner of Washington state. The town has been around since the early 19th century and has grown to become an integral part of Mason County. Politically, Belfair is governed mainly by the Mason County Board of Commissioners which consists of five county commissioners who are elected at-large by registered voters across the county. This board sets tax rates and makes decisions concerning new construction projects and other matters related to local government operations. In addition to this board, Belfair also elects representatives to serve in the Washington State Legislature as well as in Congress through its congressional district. Thus, Belfair is politically active in both state and federal elections which are held every two years.
The political climate in Belfair, WA is leaning conservative.
Mason County, WA is leaning conservative. In Mason County, WA 46.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belfair, WA is leaning conservative.
Mason County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Shelton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Belfair, Washington: d d d d 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 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 Belfair, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 672 contributions totaling $42,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $11,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)