Bothell, WA is a vibrant city in the greater Seattle area. It is home to many businesses and organizations of all sizes, as well as several universities. The city has an active political scene, with many candidates vying for local office in elections. Generally, the most prominent political issues that Bothellites are concerned with are matters such as improving public safety, expanding public transit options, increasing access to recreational facilities and parks, and promoting economic development. In addition to these issues, it is often important to citizens that their local representatives are responsive and accountable when they go into office. Bothell has various politicians from both major parties fighting to make a difference in the community and empower its residents.
The political climate in Bothell, 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
Bothell, 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.
Bothell, 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 Bothell, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,380 contributions totaling $1,803,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,385 contributions totaling $602,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)