Tokeland, WA is a small town in the Pacific Northwest and is known for its strong sense of community. Despite its size, Tokeland has a vibrant political atmosphere. The town is governed by a city council made up of five elected officials who are responsible for making important decisions related to the functioning of the city. Every two years, local citizens vote to determine who will serve on the council and represent their interests. Other local politics include state representatives and senators, as well as county commissioners and various other public officials. Political participation in Tokeland is high, with many citizens taking advantage of the opportunity to have their voices heard through voting and other forms of civic engagement.
The political climate in Tokeland, WA is somewhat conservative.
Pacific County, WA is leaning conservative. In Pacific County, WA 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pacific county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.3%.
Pacific county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tokeland, WA is somewhat conservative.
Pacific County, Washington is leaning 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.
Tokeland, Washington: d d D D 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 Tokeland, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)