Copalis Beach, WA is located in Grays Harbor County and is a small community with a population of around 1,000 people. The local politics in Copalis Beach are relatively quiet but still important for the citizens of the area. It has one mayor and four council members who are elected to represent the interests and needs of the residents. The elected officials make decisions on issues such as taxation, zoning regulations, environmental protection, and public works projects that affect the area. All elections are held according to state and county election rules with candidates chosen by local registered voters during primary and general elections. There are also numerous organizations, committees, and boards that provide input and advice on local politics so that all voices can be heard.
The political climate in Copalis Beach, WA is somewhat conservative.
Grays Harbor County, WA is leaning conservative. In Grays Harbor County, WA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grays Harbor county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 45.1%.
Grays Harbor county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Copalis Beach, WA is somewhat conservative.
Grays Harbor County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Aberdeen 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.
Copalis Beach, 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 Copalis Beach, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $2,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)