Fort Lewis, WA is a unique and vibrant city with a rich political history. Located in the southeastern corner of Washington, Fort Lewis has a diverse population of more than 25,000 people. The local politics in Fort Lewis are shaped by the city’s dynamic and growing population. Through its various forms of municipal government, the local community works to ensure that all citizens have a voice in decision-making and representation within their city limits. Local candidates run for major offices such as Mayor, City Council Members, Auditor, Treasurer, and Clerk. In addition to those elected officials, there are various boards and commissions for residents to get involved in and help shape the development of Fort Lewis. Community members take an active role in civic engagement by participating in candidate forums and public meetings held throughout the year. This allows all stakeholders to make their voices heard when it comes to decisions impacting the city's future.
The political climate in Fort Lewis, WA is somewhat liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Lewis, WA is somewhat liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Fort Lewis, 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 Fort Lewis, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 427 contributions totaling $14,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $10,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)