Federal Way, WA is an area with a diverse population and vibrant political scene. With many local and state issues to consider, the people of Federal Way take their politics seriously. Recent elections have seen heated debates over topics such as taxation, immigration, education, and climate change. Local politicians engage in rigorous discussion about these issues while also working to represent their constituents’ needs. Despite the passionate debates that take place, Federal Way residents come together with the common goal of creating a better future for their community and advocating for positive change in the city.
The political climate in Federal Way, WA is strongly 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
Federal Way, WA is strongly 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.
Federal Way, 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 Federal Way, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,931 contributions totaling $445,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,485 contributions totaling $299,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)