The politics in the Aberdeen, WA Metro Area are centered around local issues that directly affect the community and its citizens. The areas of concern include education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Local politicians prioritize these topics according to the needs of the area and work to develop policies that will improve the quality of life for everyone in the region. Residents can learn more about their local candidates through public forums or by attending town hall meetings. Additionally, there are many resources available online and through local newspapers to inform voters about specific political views and platforms. All in all, politics in Aberdeen are heavily focused on community engagement and finding effective solutions for local issues.
The political climate in Aberdeen Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Aberdeen Metro Area 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, the Aberdeen metro area remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 45.1%.
The Aberdeen metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Aberdeen, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Aberdeen Metro Area
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)