Kapowsin, WA is a small town located in Pierce County that has a quaint downtown area with many local shops and businesses. The politics in Kapowsin are largely dominated by the local Democratic Party, which holds many of the positions in local government. The Democratic candidates running for office this year have outlined plans to make Kapowsin an even better place to live, such as investing in public safety and infrastructure improvements. There is also an emphasis on protecting natural resources and preserving open spaces throughout the community. Through their commitment to the people of Kapowsin, these candidates hope to build a brighter future for all citizens.
The political climate in Kapowsin, 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
Kapowsin, 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.
Kapowsin, 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 Kapowsin, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 513 contributions totaling $22,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 370 contributions totaling $38,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)