Manchester is a small town based in Washington State, USA. The city covers an area of about 1 square mile and has a population of around 3,000 people. In terms of politics, the town is overseen by the Manchester City Council which consists of seven elected members. The council is responsible for maintaining public safety, making land use decisions, approving budget appropriations, and developing long-term plans for the community. On the national level, Manchester is represented by 6th District Congressman Derek Kilmer who works to support initiatives that benefit the local economy and community. Additionally, both state Senate and House representatives provide support to Manchester residents in order to ensure their voices are heard in Olympia. Overall, politics in Manchester is focused on local representation as well as providing resources that will improve the quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Manchester, 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
Manchester, 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.
Manchester, 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 Manchester, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,103 contributions totaling $66,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $45,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)