Marietta-Alderwood is a political district located in the state of Washington. It is represented by Council Member Joe Smith, who has been an advocate for local issues and community development since taking office in 2012. The district has seen significant progress over the years, with new businesses bringing jobs and economic growth to the area. Smith regularly works with community leaders and organizations to shape legislation that will benefit Marietta-Alderwood’s citizens. Additionally, he boasts a strong record of fiscal responsibility during his term, working to make sure taxpayers’ money is wisely spent on services such as infrastructure improvements and public safety.
The political climate in Marietta-Alderwood, WA is somewhat 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
Marietta-Alderwood, WA is somewhat 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.
Marietta-Alderwood, 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 Marietta-Alderwood, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,526 contributions totaling $1,932,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,439 contributions totaling $352,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)