The politics of Tukwila, WA are largely dominated by the Democratic Party, with nearly 70% of the city's registered voters identifying as Democrats. The city is currently represented in the US House of Representatives by Pramila Jayapal, a strong progressive who has been an avid supporter of immigration reform and LGBTQ rights. In the state legislature, Tukwila is represented by both Democratic and Republican legislators who prioritize issues such as improving public education and access to health care. Local elections in Tukwila are high-profile affairs that attract a lot of attention from both parties due to the city's large population and strategic location near major metropolitan areas. The current mayor is Jennifer Robertson, who was re-elected in 2019 after serving two terms. She is committed to addressing issues of housing affordability, economic development, and environmental sustainability within the city limits.
The political climate in Tukwila, 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
Tukwila, 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.
Tukwila, 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 Tukwila, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,176 contributions totaling $1,428,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,270 contributions totaling $800,869 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)