Grays Harbor County, located in Washington state, is governed by a three-member Board of County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large to four-year terms. The county also has an appointed county manager who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county offices and departments. Local politics are primarily focused on issues such as economic development, public safety, and transportation. In recent years Grays Harbor County has developed a reputation for being a more progressive region when it comes to politics. For example, the county recently passed laws that provide protections for employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. They also have proposed initiatives to raise minimum wage standards and promote renewable energy sources in the area. Additionally, they have worked closely with various community groups to create services that benefit residents in need and target certain health disparities in the county.
The political climate in Grays Harbor County, WA is leaning conservative.
In Grays Harbor County, WA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grays Harbor county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 45.1%.
Grays Harbor county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grays Harbor County, WA is leaning conservative.
Aberdeen 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.
Grays Harbor, 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 Grays Harbor County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,959 contributions totaling $224,585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 483 contributions totaling $123,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)