Wilkeson, WA is a small town located in Pierce county, and is known for its proud history and vibrant community. The local politics of Wilkeson are largely focused on the issues that affect the citizens of the town most directly, such as services like transportation and infrastructure, education funding, public safety, and economic development. Most recently, Wilkeson has seen an increase in discussion around environmental sustainability initiatives such as reducing emissions and promoting clean energy sources. The town’s mayor and city council members are responsible for setting goals for the community’s success and striving to meet them. Local political candidates come from many backgrounds but all share a common goal of tackling the problems Wilkeson faces with creativity and determination so that it can continue to be a great place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Wilkeson, WA is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilkeson, WA is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Wilkeson, 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 Wilkeson, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $11,648 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $28,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)