Freeland, WA has a long and proud history of strong political representation. The city is home to several elected officials who have served the community for many years. These officials are charged with protecting the interests of Freeland’s citizens and ensuring that their concerns are heard on the local, state, and national levels. The city prides itself on its commitment to open dialogue between residents and representatives to ensure that their voices are being heard in the political arena. With an eye towards increasing civic engagement, Freeland works hard to make sure all citizens have a say in how the city is governed. Whether it’s participating in town hall meetings or joining one of the many political organizations that exist in Freeland, there are numerous ways for citizens to get involved and stay informed about current events around town.
The political climate in Freeland, WA is leaning liberal.
Island County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Island County, WA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 42.2%.
Island county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freeland, WA is leaning liberal.
Island County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Oak Harbor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Freeland, 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 Freeland, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,178 contributions totaling $357,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $67,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)