Sammamish, Washington is a small city located in King County, with a population of about 65,000 residents. The local political landscape is primarily governed by the Sammamish City Council which consists of seven elected officials and a mayor, who are all responsible for enacting laws and regulations that contribute to the growth and development of the city. Additionally, Sammamish voters also participate in county-wide and state-wide elections for representatives on both levels. In recent years, Sammamish has seen an increase in voter participation as well as a surge in civic engagement from community members who are passionate about local issues such as transportation infrastructure, environmental preservation, public education funding, and economic development. With a diverse population that values collaboration between various stakeholders to create positive change in the city's future, Sammamish citizens have become increasingly active politically in order to ensure their voices are heard in government decisions.
The political climate in Sammamish, 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
Sammamish, 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.
Sammamish, 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 Sammamish, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,426 contributions totaling $1,237,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,545 contributions totaling $633,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)