Medina, WA is a small but vibrant city located on the east side of the greater Seattle area. It has a diverse population of around 5,400 people who enjoy the city’s proximity to larger cities and its natural beauty. Despite its small size, Medina is home to an active political scene. It has a city council composed of seven council members who are elected every four years and serve as representatives of the city's citizens. Furthermore, there are several local elected offices such as mayor and state representatives from Medina that serve in higher level government positions. The members of these local offices work together to create policies that address the needs of their constituents while also working with neighboring counties and states for cooperation. As a result, residents can be sure that their voices are being heard when it comes to issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in Medina, 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
Medina, 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.
Medina, 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 Medina, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,332 contributions totaling $1,836,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,379 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 617 contributions totaling $955,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,548 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)