The politics in the Washington, NC Metro Area are primarily focused on local issues. Local leaders strive to enact policies that will benefit their constituents in the most effective way possible. Elected representatives from each of the counties within the metro area work together to ensure that everyone's needs are met and that resources are used wisely. They focus on issues such as economic development, education, public safety, infrastructure, and environmental protection. These leaders also collaborate with state and federal officials when necessary in order to ensure a prosperous future for all those living within Washington Metro Area.
The political climate in Washington Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Washington Metro Area 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Washington metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.6%.
The Washington metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington Metro Area is strongly conservative.
North Carolina is leaning conservative.
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.
Washington, North Carolina: R R R R 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Washington Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 739 contributions totaling $85,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 424 contributions totaling $95,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)