The small town of Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA is home to a diverse population of people who are passionate about their local politics. The citizens take part in political action regularly, advocating for the issues that matter to them most. A number of civic organizations have been formed in order to make sure that their voices are heard and that their concerns are addressed. The town has seen a number of influential local politicians in recent years, from school board members to city council representatives. These public servants have worked hard to ensure the best possible outcome for all residents. As such, the citizens of Maple Heights-Lake Desire can take pride in their democratic process and look forward to seeing how their leaders will serve them going forward.
The political climate in Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA is somewhat 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
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA is somewhat 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.
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,164 contributions totaling $129,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 526 contributions totaling $168,599 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)