Pacific, WA is a small town located in western Washington. The city is home to approximately 5,000 residents and has been an important part of the surrounding area for many years. Politically, Pacific is a non-partisan community that encourages all citizens to get involved in local politics. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and council members, as well as other positions that impact the city. The current mayor, Joe Smith, was elected in 2018 and works hard to ensure Pacific provides top-notch services to its citizens. He is known as a strong advocate for local businesses, while also striving to make Pacific a safe and enjoyable place to live. He works alongside the city council members to ensure responsible decisions are made on behalf of the city's residents. There are no specific candidates running for these positions currently, though there will likely be many candidates come election season who are eager to champion their vision of what Pacific should become.
The political climate in Pacific, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pacific, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, Washington is very liberal.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very 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.
Pacific, 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 Pacific, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,664 contributions totaling $239,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 871 contributions totaling $156,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)