The city of Port Angeles in Washington State is a small, tightly knit community with an engaged and passionate political scene. The City Council of Port Angeles consists of seven members, which are elected every two years. Local residents have the opportunity to get involved in the process on many levels; from attending public hearings to helping elect their own representatives. All major parties are represented in Port Angeles, with the Democratic Party being most prominent within the region. In addition to the City Council, there are several other political bodies that help shape the future of the city such as the Clallam County Board of Commissioners and various state-wide offices like those held by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and U.S. Congressman Derek Kilmer. Residents can also engage with politics through organizations like Civic Engagement Poulsbo and Indivisible Peninsula, both of which work to support progressive values within their local communities and beyond.
The political climate in Port Angeles, WA is leaning liberal.
Clallam County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clallam County, WA 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clallam county flipped Democratic, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Clallam county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Angeles, WA is leaning liberal.
Clallam County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Port Angeles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Port Angeles, Washington: r r d d r 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 Port Angeles, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,903 contributions totaling $241,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 477 contributions totaling $67,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)