Ravensdale, WA is a small town in the Pacific Northwest that is well known for its beautiful outdoor scenery and friendly people. It is a place where political issues are discussed openly amongst the local community and residents take pride in their unique identity. While there are no local political candidates running for office, the town is actively involved in local and statewide politics. Topics such as taxation, environmental protection, education reform, and healthcare are typically debated amongst Ravensdale's citizens. Engagement with local politics ensures that Ravendale's voice can be heard at all levels of government as well as provide an opportunity to shape decisions that affect the entire community. With its vibrant civic life, Ravensdale provides a great example of how citizens can have an impact on their own government through active participation.
The political climate in Ravensdale, WA is somewhat 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
Ravensdale, WA is somewhat 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.
Ravensdale, 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 Ravensdale, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,230 contributions totaling $89,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 410 contributions totaling $65,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)