Clallam Bay, WA is a small town located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. It is a rural and peaceful area where many people have moved to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors and small-town atmosphere. While Clallam Bay is a relatively quiet area in terms of politics, it does have its own county council and mayor. The Clallam County Council consists of three commissioners who are elected by citizens of the county and serve four-year terms. The mayor is also elected by the citizens and serves a two-year term. Local elections for these positions occur every two years in May, with candidates campaigning for their respective offices at that time. In recent elections, there has been an effort to bring more progressive policies to Clallam Bay such as preserving open spaces and increasing public access to recreational areas. Although Clallam Bay does not hold any federal or state positions, residents are able to participate in local politics through voting for their representatives on a regular basis.
The political climate in Clallam Bay, WA is leaning conservative.
Clallam County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clallam County, WA 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clallam county flipped Democratic, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Clallam county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clallam Bay, WA is leaning conservative.
Clallam County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Port Angeles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clallam Bay, Washington: r r d d r 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 Clallam Bay, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $2,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)