The politics of Stanwood, WA are largely influenced by the values and beliefs of the community. It is a small town with a population of around 8,400 according to the 2019 census. The main political parties that are represented in Stanwood are the Republican and Democratic Parties, although there may be some individuals who support other candidates or ideologies. There are many local politicians in Stanwood who strive to make their community a better place for its residents. These local politicians work hard to ensure that the issues affecting Stanwood are addressed and that the people of Stanwood have access to quality services and resources. They also work towards creating economic opportunities and promoting environmental protection policies to help ensure that Stanwood remains a safe and prosperous place for everyone.
The political climate in Stanwood, WA is leaning liberal.
Snohomish County, WA is moderately liberal. In Snohomish County, WA 58.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Snohomish county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.5% to 37.9%.
Snohomish county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanwood, WA is leaning liberal.
Snohomish County, Washington is moderately 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.
Stanwood, 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 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 Stanwood, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,774 contributions totaling $148,131 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $61,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)