Mason, WA County is an area that is heavily invested in local politics. Politicians from both parties work hard to represent the needs of their constituents and ensure the county remains a thriving place to live. In Mason County, the political climate is friendly and respectful, with candidates from both sides of the aisle working together on issues important to their community. Local elections often feature debates and forums for residents to hear from and ask questions of their potential representatives. There are numerous organizations dedicated to promoting good government in Mason County, such as civic groups and committees, which strive to make sure all voices are heard in making informed decisions about local issues. Together with its passionate citizens, Mason County offers a vibrant atmosphere for democratic discourse and action.
The political climate in Mason County, WA is leaning conservative.
In Mason County, WA 46.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason County, WA is leaning conservative.
Shelton Metro Area 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.
Mason, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Mason County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,586 contributions totaling $281,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 873 contributions totaling $158,081 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)