Edison, WA is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. The local politics are managed by the town council, which is composed of a mayor and four members elected by the citizens of Edison. Elections for these positions are held every two years and all registered voters are invited to participate. The town council has responsibilities such as setting taxes, creating ordinances, approving development projects, and organizing public forums to discuss new ideas. Additionally, they have the power to review zoning laws and approve changes in order to promote growth within the community. In addition to their roles in governing local affairs, the town council also works with state representatives and other organizations on behalf of Edison's residents to ensure that their needs and concerns are addressed. As a result, Edison provides its citizens with a safe environment that’s open to new ideas while also ensuring that necessary services such as infrastructure maintenance are taken care of.
The political climate in Edison, WA is leaning conservative.
Skagit County, WA is leaning liberal. In Skagit County, WA 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skagit county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 44.6%.
Skagit county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edison, WA is leaning conservative.
Skagit County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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.
Edison, Washington: r r 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 Edison, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 683 contributions totaling $27,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $17,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)