Shoreline, Washington is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. The town has been around for over a century and is known for its beautiful views and outdoor recreation opportunities. Despite its small size, Shoreline is home to many diverse political views. The city council consists of five members who are elected to two-year terms by the residents of Shoreline. This council works together to set policies that help make Shoreline a great place to live, work, and play. There are several local political candidates running for office in this upcoming election cycle. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and have different views on how best to move the city forward. It will be interesting to see which candidate's ideas prevail in this election season and how they will shape the future of Shoreline, Washington.
The political climate in Shoreline, WA is moderately 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
Shoreline, WA is moderately 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.
Shoreline, 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 Shoreline, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,792 contributions totaling $5,242,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,351 contributions totaling $457,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)