Shadow Lake, WA is a small rural town located in the Pacific Northwest. Despite its size, the town has a rich history of political participation and activism. Residents take pride in their voting record and actively engage in local politics. Every year, residents of Shadow Lake come together to vote on important issues such as education, public safety, health care and other civic matters. The local government is comprised of elected officials who represent the community in a variety of ways. From regularly scheduled town hall meetings to special interest groups that meet regularly to discuss policy proposals and initiatives, Shadow Lake residents are committed to taking part in the democratic process. Through hard work and dedication, Shadow Lake residents strive to ensure a bright future for their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Shadow Lake, 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
Shadow Lake, 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.
Shadow Lake, 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 Shadow Lake, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,431 contributions totaling $376,457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,434 contributions totaling $333,029 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)