Kingston, Washington is a small town located in Kitsap County. It has a population of around 2,500 people and is known for its quaint atmosphere and close-knit community. In terms of politics, Kingston operates under the mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the chief executive officer and the council members representing various wards across the city. The council holds regular meetings to conduct public business related to local issues such as zoning regulations, infrastructure projects, and budgeting. Local citizens have an active role in politics by attending these meetings or voting during municipal elections. The mayor and council are responsible for making sure that Kingston runs smoothly and that all necessary services are provided to residents. As a result, citizens have a strong influence on how their city operates.
The political climate in Kingston, WA is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, WA is moderately liberal. In Kitsap County, WA 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kitsap county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 38.8%.
Kitsap county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kingston, WA is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard 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.
Kingston, 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 Kingston, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,833 contributions totaling $285,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $36,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)