King County, WA is a vibrant area with many political issues for local residents to consider. The county has a population of nearly 2 million people and is governed by an executive and nine-member council that oversee all County operations. This government structure reflects the County's commitment to making sure its residents have direct access to their elected officials in order to make their voices heard on important issues. Local elections are held regularly in King County, with candidates ranging from long-time incumbents to newcomers looking for a chance to represent their community. Voters here take their civic duty seriously, as their votes will affect the future of King County and its citizens. As such, it is important for everyone to stay informed about the political issues at hand in order to make the most educated decisions when it comes time to cast ballots.
The political climate in King County, WA is very liberal.
In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
King County, WA is very liberal.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very 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.
King, Washington: D D 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 King County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 409,455 contributions totaling $72,627,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33,283 contributions totaling $15,677,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)