Skamokawa Valley, WA is a rural community located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area is home to a tight-knit group of residents who are proud of their small-town roots and take pride in their strong sense of community. The politics in Skamokawa Valley revolve around local issues which are important to its citizens. These include topics such as infrastructure improvements, enhancing economic opportunities, and protecting the environment. Local elections often focus on these issues, with candidates attempting to capture the heart of voters by expressing their stances on these important matters. There have been several notable local politicians from Skamokawa Valley who have successfully held office over the years, showing the town’s commitment to engaging in meaningful debates about how best to move forward together into the future.
The political climate in Skamokawa Valley, WA is moderately conservative.
Wahkiakum County, WA is moderately conservative. In Wahkiakum County, WA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wahkiakum county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.1%.
Wahkiakum county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Skamokawa Valley, WA is moderately conservative.
Wahkiakum County, Washington is moderately conservative.
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.
Skamokawa Valley, Washington: R r d r R R
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 Skamokawa Valley, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $18,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $10,216 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)