Rainier, WA is a small town located in the state of Washington. The local politics in Rainier revolve around issues such as improving public safety, maintaining economic growth, and investing in community infrastructure. There are many candidates running for office in Rainier who have different visions and ideas for what they want to do for the community. These candidates include local business owners, civic leaders, and other people with a vested interest in making sure that Rainier remains a safe and prosperous place to live. These candidates actively engage with the community to understand what residents need and want so they can represent their interests when elected to office. In addition, these politicians must work together to ensure that Rainier's best interests are met so that citizens can continue to enjoy their quality of life.
The political climate in Rainier, 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
Rainier, 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.
Rainier, 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 Rainier, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 759 contributions totaling $14,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $4,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)