The politics in Burley, WA are a reflection of the values held by its citizens. From the local level to state and federal governments, Burley residents take an active role in the political process. Local elections are often hotly contested, as community members come together to pick the candidate that best reflects their views. Issues such as education, taxes and social services are discussed passionately by candidates on all sides. While opinions may differ greatly on a variety of issues, almost everyone agrees that working together is the best way to build a successful future for all those living in Burley, WA.
The political climate in Burley, WA is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, WA is moderately liberal. In Kitsap County, WA 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kitsap county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 38.8%.
Kitsap county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burley, WA is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard Metro Area is moderately 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.
Burley, 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 Burley, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,362 contributions totaling $178,867 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $46,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)