Union, WA is a small town located in the rural area of Washington state. The politics in the town of Union are mostly dominated by the local council, which is made up of five members that are elected by the people. These members work together to make decisions and pass legislation that affect the town. The Mayor is also elected by the people and acts as head of the council. They work hard to ensure that Union remains a safe and peaceful place to live. There are also local political candidates who run for city office each year, giving citizens an opportunity to have their voices heard when it comes to local politics. All in all, Union has a strong sense of community and takes pride in its ability to come together on important matters when it comes to its politics.
The political climate in Union, WA is leaning conservative.
Mason County, WA is leaning conservative. In Mason County, WA 46.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union, WA is leaning conservative.
Mason County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Shelton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Union, Washington: d d d d r r
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 Union, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 277 contributions totaling $8,728 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $15,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $552 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)