Long Beach, WA is a small coastal town located in southwest Washington. The town has a rich history and is home to an eclectic mix of local businesses and attractions. The town is governed by a five-member city council, which makes decisions about the budget, public safety, and other key issues that affect the residents of Long Beach. The mayor is also elected by popular vote every four years. Local elections are generally held in November of even numbered years, with the most recent election being held in 2018. While candidates vary from election to election, the people of Long Beach always take their civic duties seriously and cast their ballots accordingly. With its unique blend of cultural attractions and natural beauty, Long Beach offers a great opportunity for political discourse and engagement among its citizens.
The political climate in Long Beach, WA is leaning conservative.
Pacific County, WA is leaning conservative. In Pacific County, WA 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pacific county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.3%.
Pacific county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Beach, WA is leaning conservative.
Pacific County, Washington 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.
Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $28,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $16,204 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)