Bay View, WA is a small town located in the Pacific Northwest region of Washington state. The town has a long history of civic engagement and community involvement. In recent years, Bay View has been actively involved in local politics, with residents advocating for the preservation of its small-town character and cultural identity. Local political candidates often come from within the community, representing diverse perspectives and interests. Residents are passionate about their town and take part in debates and conversations about local issues such as housing affordability, environmental protection, and economic development. Through their collective action, Bay View's citizens have a strong voice in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Bay View, WA is leaning 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
Bay View, WA is leaning 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.
Bay View, 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 Bay View, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,145 contributions totaling $128,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $118,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)