The politics of Lyman, WA are important to its citizens and shape the way the city operates. Lyman is a small rural town with a population of just under 300 people, located in the south-eastern part of Washington state. Residents of Lyman come from diverse backgrounds and have unique opinions on local and national issues. The city is served by a mayor and four city council members who work together to determine policies that affect everyone in the community. Each year, local political candidates run for these positions in order to bring their own perspective and ideas to the table. In addition, citizens are encouraged to participate in town hall meetings, special forums, or debates hosted by the current politicians that give them an opportunity to voice their concerns and make their voices heard. All in all, politics in Lyman are an integral part of life for all its citizens.
The political climate in Lyman, WA is somewhat conservative.
Skagit County, WA is leaning liberal. In Skagit County, WA 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skagit county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 44.6%.
Skagit county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyman, WA is somewhat conservative.
Skagit County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lyman, Washington: r r 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 Lyman, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,003 contributions totaling $47,366 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $28,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)