The politics in Clark, WA County are of great interest to the community. Local citizens take part in various opportunities to get involved and stay up-to-date on the latest news. Through weekly town halls and online forums, individuals can voice their concerns and learn more about local issues. Additionally, several organizations host events throughout the year to educate members of the public about upcoming elections and policy debates. From volunteer activities to attending debates between candidates running for office, there is plenty of opportunity for residents to be informed on the politics in Clark, WA County.
The political climate in Clark County, WA is leaning liberal.
In Clark County, WA 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 51.0% to 45.9%.
Clark county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clark County, WA is leaning liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Clark, Washington: r r 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 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 Clark County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35,671 contributions totaling $2,978,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,725 contributions totaling $4,434,249 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $659 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)