North Yelm, WA is a small town located in the Pacific Northwest that has been long established as a rural and agricultural area. Despite its size, the city holds tight to its sense of community and local politics can be strongly felt in many areas of life. North Yelm's city council includes several members who are dedicated to protecting the city's natural environment, preserving its rural character and ensuring that all citizens have access to quality public services. The Mayor also works closely with the local school board, law enforcement, and other officials to ensure that the town's needs are met. In addition, there are various political forums available for residents to engage in discussions about current issues affecting North Yelm and express their perspectives on potential solutions. As such, North Yelm is an example of a thriving community where politics remain an important part of everyday life.
The political climate in North Yelm, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Yelm, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Metro Area is moderately 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 Yelm, 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 Yelm, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 684 contributions totaling $32,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $29,289 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)