Grand Mound, WA is a small town located in Thurston County. Although it is a small town, it has an active political scene with various local candidates. The town is currently represented by local politicians such as State Representatives Mike Chapman and Laurie Dolan and State Senator Sam Hunt. These representatives work hard to ensure that Grand Mound’s needs are addressed in the state legislature. The citizens of Grand Mound also have the opportunity to vote on local initiatives that impact their community including tax levies and school bonds. This civic engagement allows citizens to be an active voice in shaping their own future. With passionate leaders and engaged citizens, Grand Mound is well-positioned to make positive changes for its residents both now and in the future.
The political climate in Grand Mound, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Mound, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Metro Area is moderately 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.
Grand Mound, 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 Grand Mound, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 910 contributions totaling $38,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $55,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)