Crocker, WA is a small town located in the western part of Washington State. The town has a population of just under 2,000 and is governed by a council-manager system. This system allows for citizens to elect their representatives who are then responsible for making decisions on how best to manage the local government. The town has had an active political scene with numerous candidates running in elections over the years. While many of these candidates don't always agree on everything, they have all been vocal about their views and have worked hard to ensure that Crocker's residents get the services they need and deserve. With a diverse range of issues such as public safety, environmental protection, education and healthcare being discussed at every election cycle, Crocker is a great example of how effective local democracy can be.
The political climate in Crocker, WA is leaning conservative.
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
Crocker, WA is leaning conservative.
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.
Crocker, 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 Crocker, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $9,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $8,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)