Lake Forest Park is located in the state of Washington and is known for its vibrant political culture. The city is home to a variety of civic organizations, grassroots campaigns, and political events. Local elections in Lake Forest Park are often hotly contested, as candidates from both major parties strive to make their voices heard. The city council is composed of nonpartisan members who serve 4-year terms and address issues such as zoning, public safety, and infrastructure projects. Active local citizens participate in the election process by attending candidate forums, voting in primaries and general elections, and volunteering on various campaigns throughout the year. With such a dynamic and engaged citizenry it’s no surprise that Lake Forest Park has become an important hub for political discourse in Washington State.
The political climate in Lake Forest Park, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Forest Park, WA is moderately liberal.
King County, Washington is very 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.
Lake Forest Park, 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 Lake Forest Park, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,755 contributions totaling $575,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $51,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)