Kirkland, Washington is a vibrant community located in King County. Although it is a relatively small town compared to its neighbors, Kirkland has an active political life. The city is home to many different organizations and businesses that work to ensure the city remains a strong and thriving community. Local politics in Kirkland focus on issues such as transportation, environmental protection, housing and economic development. There are several candidates who have declared their candidacy for upcoming elections in the town, all of whom bring unique perspectives on how to address these important matters. For example, one candidate has proposed changes to public transportation infrastructure while another believes that more investment should be made in green energy sources. All of them have a vested interest in making sure that Kirkland continues to be a place where citizens can live comfortably and safely for years to come.
The political climate in Kirkland, 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
Kirkland, 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.
Kirkland, 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 Kirkland, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,373 contributions totaling $3,377,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,788 contributions totaling $1,866,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $669 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)