McCleary, Washington is a small community located in Grays Harbor County. The town is known for its friendly locals and vibrant energy. The politics in McCleary, WA are actively discussed and debated among the local community. Local issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education and public safety are often at the forefront of their conversations. Residents take pride in their civic engagement which leads to strong participation in elections and other forms of political advocacy throughout the year. McCleary residents come together regularly to discuss important matters that affect their lives in order to ensure their voices are heard on a local level.
The political climate in McCleary, WA is leaning conservative.
Grays Harbor County, WA is leaning conservative. In Grays Harbor County, WA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grays Harbor county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 45.1%.
Grays Harbor county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McCleary, WA is leaning conservative.
Grays Harbor County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
McCleary, Washington: d d D D r r
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 McCleary, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)