Anderson Island is a small town located in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. While it is not heavily populated, the citizens of Anderson Island are committed to maintaining their unique and special way of life that has been present since the town’s inception. As part of this commitment, they take politics seriously and strive to ensure that their voices are heard on the local and state levels. The local political scene in Anderson Island includes a variety of parties ranging from conservative to progressive, with each vying for the support of the citizens. Residents take pride in participating in local elections and being informed about current issues by attending town hall meetings or reading up on election news. Through these actions, Anderson Islanders are invested in shaping the future of their community and protecting their quality of life.
The political climate in Anderson Island, WA is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anderson Island, WA is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Anderson Island, 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 Anderson Island, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 237 contributions totaling $7,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $3,053 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)