North Bend, Washington is a small town located in the Cascade Mountains of King County. It is a vibrant community that prides itself on its sense of community and neighborly spirit. Politically, North Bend leans Democratic and has been represented by a variety of elected officials from local to state and federal levels. The town is home to numerous grassroots activism groups and voting initiatives which are focused on progressive values as well as environmental protection. Overall, North Bend has a diverse range of political views and beliefs that help shape the town for future generations.
The political climate in North Bend, 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
North Bend, 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.
North Bend, 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 North Bend, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,954 contributions totaling $125,648 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 339 contributions totaling $46,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)