Politics in Maple Valley, WA are important to the local community. Local elections often involve candidates from a variety of backgrounds and political perspectives that are all vying for positions such as mayor, city council members, or school board members. These candidates are responsible for making decisions on behalf of their constituents and helping to ensure the best possible outcomes for the city and its residents. Many of the local political debates revolve around topics such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure development, education standards, environmental regulations, and other issues that impact the overall well-being of Maple Valley. The citizens of Maple Valley take these politics seriously and actively participate in choosing who will represent them in their local government. Through participating in elections and engaging with local political discussions, citizens have an opportunity to make their voices heard and have a direct say in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Maple Valley, 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 Valley, 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 Valley, 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 Valley, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,442 contributions totaling $326,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,310 contributions totaling $228,001 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)