The Nisqually Indian Community is a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans located in Washington State. The tribe has been involved in the political process since it was founded in 1854, and continues to be an active participant in state and local government today. As a sovereign tribal nation, the Nisqually people have their own constitution and laws that govern them, as well as representation at the state legislature level. The tribal government offers programs and services for its members and works to create opportunities for economic development in the community. In addition, the tribe also works closely with other local governments to ensure that its members' rights are respected and upheld. Through its involvement in politics, the Nisqually Indian Community seeks to protect its sovereignty while ensuring that all citizens of Washington State can benefit from meaningful participation in their government.
The political climate in Nisqually Indian Community, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nisqually Indian Community, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater 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.
Nisqually Indian Community, 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 Nisqually Indian Community, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,042 contributions totaling $139,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $61,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)