Issaquah, Washington is a thriving city located in King County and is home to a wide range of political views. Residents of Issaquah have a variety of ways to get involved in politics, from attending local town hall meetings and voting on the decisions that affect their lives, to joining political organizations like the Democrats or Republicans. While many residents are registered with one party or another, there is always room for independent voices in the political process. Some issues that are important to residents of Issaquah include reducing traffic congestion, increasing public transportation options, ensuring access to quality healthcare services, and protecting the environment. The city also has several candidates running for office in each election cycle, giving citizens an opportunity to cast their ballots for whom they believe will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Issaquah, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Issaquah, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, Washington is very 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.
Issaquah, 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 Issaquah, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,702 contributions totaling $1,934,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,819 contributions totaling $729,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)