The small city of Darrington, WA is a rural community located about 45 miles northeast of Seattle. It has a vibrant and close-knit community, with plenty of opportunities for outdoor recreation and exploration. Although Darrington doesn’t have its own mayor or city council, it is part of the Snohomish County Council district that includes the nearby towns of Arlington and Lakewood. The elected officials represent the citizens of Darrington as well as other communities within the county. In addition to the County Council, there are also representatives from local school boards and other government entities that serve those who live in Darrington. The town has strong civic participation, with numerous volunteers who participate in a variety of organizations such as the local Fire Department and Rescue Squad, giving back to their community every day.
The political climate in Darrington, WA is leaning liberal.
Snohomish County, WA is moderately liberal. In Snohomish County, WA 58.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Snohomish county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.5% to 37.9%.
Snohomish county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Darrington, WA is leaning liberal.
Snohomish County, Washington is moderately 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.
Darrington, 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 Darrington, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $3,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)