The politics in Blaine, WA are overseen by the local government and the city council who work to ensure that the community is well represented. They strive to ensure that all residents' voices are heard and that their needs are met. The city council meets regularly to vote on policy initiatives, create budgets, and discuss various issues that may affect the people of Blaine. They also regularly partner with local organizations and businesses in order to provide resources and support for the community. Additionally, they organize events such as town hall meetings where citizens can come together to discuss topics of importance to them and voice their concerns. Overall, the local government in Blaine strives to make sure that everyone's needs are taken into consideration when making decisions that will ultimately impact this vibrant community.
The political climate in Blaine, WA is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, WA is strongly liberal. In Whatcom County, WA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whatcom county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 36.4%.
Whatcom county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blaine, WA is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, Washington is strongly liberal.
Bellingham 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.
Blaine, Washington: r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Blaine, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,352 contributions totaling $128,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $78,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)