Tenino, WA is a small town located in the southeastern region of Washington. It has a thriving community and a rich history of political involvement. The local government in Tenino consists of a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the residents of the town. There have been many successful politicians from the Tenino area over the years, with several representing the town in larger roles both locally and nationally. There is also significant participation by citizens in various forms of civic engagement, such as attending public meetings or staying informed about local issues. These leaders come together to make decisions that will benefit the entire community and help to move Tenino forward.
The political climate in Tenino, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tenino, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Metro Area is moderately 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.
Tenino, 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 Tenino, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 414 contributions totaling $20,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)