The politics of Maple Falls, WA are focused on maintaining the quality of life for its citizens. There are many initiatives in place to ensure that the city is a safe and desirable place to live and work. At the local level, there are numerous representatives from different political parties who work together to create laws and policies that will benefit residents. They collaborate with members of other communities to ensure that their interests are represented in our local government. The Maple Falls City Council meets regularly to discuss any issues or changes that may arise, allowing for open dialogue between all stakeholders involved. This allows for an environment where decisions can be made in an informed manner with input from all sides while also ensuring citizens' voices are heard. Community engagement is highly encouraged and projects such as public forums, town hall meetings, and surveys allow for direct involvement from citizens in municipal matters.
The political climate in Maple Falls, WA is leaning liberal.
Whatcom County, WA is strongly liberal. In Whatcom County, WA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whatcom county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 36.4%.
Whatcom county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maple Falls, WA is leaning liberal.
Whatcom County, Washington is strongly liberal.
Bellingham Metro Area is strongly 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.
Maple Falls, Washington: r 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 Maple Falls, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 793 contributions totaling $40,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $19,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)