Boyds, WA is a small town located in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. It is a rural community with a population of around 500 people. The town and its local government are run by a five-member city council, elected every four years in the November general election. The mayor of Boyds is also chosen during this election. Local politics in Boyds is focused on issues that affect the community directly, such as maintaining roadways and infrastructure, public safety and health services, and providing essential services like sewage treatment. Additionally, local candidates must strive to ensure that the town’s unique natural environment can be enjoyed by all residents while still promoting economic growth through businesses like agriculture and tourism. All citizens take an active role in keeping the town growing and thriving while preserving its small-town character.
The political climate in Boyds, WA is moderately conservative.
Ferry County, WA is strongly conservative. In Ferry County, WA 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ferry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.0%.
Ferry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boyds, WA is moderately conservative.
Ferry County, Washington is strongly conservative.
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.
Boyds, Washington: R R R R R R
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 Boyds, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $7,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)