The small and rural town of Ames Lake, WA has a local government that is highly dedicated to the well-being of its citizens. The town prides itself on its strong sense of community and works together to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard. Local politics in Ames Lake are focused on doing what’s best for the community as a whole and City Council meetings usually involve discussions about local issues like infrastructure improvements, public safety, or economic development. Every few years the town holds an election for local representatives who will help shape the future of Ames Lake. Everyone in the community is encouraged to get involved in the political process by voting for candidates who have the best interests of the town at heart. With such a tight-knit and supportive community, it’s no wonder why so many people choose to call Ames Lake home.
The political climate in Ames Lake, WA is somewhat 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
Ames Lake, WA is somewhat 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.
Ames Lake, 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 Ames Lake, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,720 contributions totaling $521,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 914 contributions totaling $210,079 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)