Redmond, Washington is a city located in King County with a population of over 70,000. It serves as a major hub for the technology industry and is home to companies such as Microsoft and Nintendo. Redmond also has active local politics. The mayor of Redmond is John Marchione, who was first elected in 2011 and has been re-elected three times since then. The City Council consists of seven members who are responsible for setting the policies for the city. They make decisions on issues such as taxes, public safety, transportation infrastructure, and economic development. Redmond residents have recently been involved with initiatives such as improving public transportation options within the city, increasing access to parks and recreational facilities, and advocating for better environmental protection policies. These efforts are all ongoing and have been met with success so far.
The political climate in Redmond, WA is strongly 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
Redmond, WA is strongly 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.
Redmond, 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 Redmond, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22,603 contributions totaling $2,874,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,452 contributions totaling $1,744,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $505 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)