Prairie Heights, WA is a small community located in the Pacific Northwest. The community is known for its vibrant culture and tight-knit population. Politically, Prairie Heights residents tend to lean slightly left of center, with strong support for progressive policy initiatives and environmental protection. Local candidates running for office generally come from both major political parties, but most emphasize their commitment to protecting the environment and supporting education initiatives. Residents in Prairie Heights typically take an active interest in local politics by staying informed about their candidates' platforms and attending local town hall meetings to discuss current issues.
The political climate in Prairie Heights, WA is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prairie Heights, WA is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Prairie Heights, 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 Prairie Heights, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,540 contributions totaling $104,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 777 contributions totaling $122,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)