Neah Bay, WA is a small town located on the Makah Indian Reservation in the northwest corner of Washington State. It is home to a diverse population of Native Americans, Europeans and others who live peacefully side by side. Politics in Neah Bay are dominated by the Makah Tribe and their Tribal Council. The Tribal Council holds elections every two years to determine the leadership for the Tribe, setting policies that govern such areas as health care, education, economic development, environmental protection and cultural preservation. The current Tribal Council consists of four members from each of the four voting districts in Neah Bay and they are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents when it comes to government affairs. Local elections within Neah Bay are also held for other positions such as mayor and city council members who are primarily responsible for managing city services.
The political climate in Neah Bay, WA is leaning conservative.
Clallam County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clallam County, WA 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clallam county flipped Democratic, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Clallam county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Neah Bay, WA is leaning conservative.
Clallam County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Port Angeles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Neah Bay, Washington: r r d d r 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 Neah Bay, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $18,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $733 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)