Maplewood, WA is a small town in the Pacific Northwest that prides itself on its commitment to progressive politics. Local candidates often run on issues such as sustainability, economic development, and social justice. Residents take part in local elections by engaging with political candidates and discussing important issues at town meetings. Maplewood has a strong sense of community and works together to ensure everyone has their voices heard. The district also makes an effort to increase voter registration and educate residents about the importance of participating in local elections. As a result, voting rates have increased significantly in recent years and Maplewood is now seen as a model for other communities wanting to be more politically engaged.
The political climate in Maplewood, 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
Maplewood, 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.
Maplewood, 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 Maplewood, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,608 contributions totaling $180,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 422 contributions totaling $75,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)