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pala4833 t1_j67loy1 wrote

Morton

Forks

Battle Ground

Amboy

But, that's just, like, my opinon.

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Washpedantic t1_j67m72v wrote

Ryderwood, I checked it out once and more half the house had pro trump flags and it's the most I've seen in one place.

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Knightoforder42 t1_j67nde7 wrote

Linden is pretty Conservative to a yikes degree.

Bellingham is Liberal, considering it's a college town.

This is just personal experience.

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LowSparkMan t1_j680hj2 wrote

On Whidbey Island, the southern part of the island around Langley is very liberal, the north part around Oak Harbor, very conservative. Oak Harbor is a Navy town. Culturally, saying you’re from either North or South Whidbey pegs you as liberal or conservative, generally speaking.

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Salmundo t1_j68pq4s wrote

Progressive: Bellingham

Conservative: the rest of Whatcom County

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EmotionalPotatoess t1_j68v29w wrote

Someone hasn’t been to Concrete or Darrington. I grew up in Darrington and our shop teacher would bring deer to skin in class, kids would dip in class, and if someone had a hunting rifle or cans of Coors Banquet in their truck, it didn’t matter. The only thing we had to do was drive up the mountains, get drunk, and drive back down. I’m not proud of where I came from lol.

I also just moved to Bothell from Mount Vernon. That place is pretty liberal compared to the surrounding areas like Bow and Sedro. I would go as far to say that the only reason Skagit County was blue was because of the Mount Vernon/Anacortes area.

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upleft t1_j68wweq wrote

Replying to doktorhladnjak (#1,548,062)

Yeah, was surprised to see people mentioning Mt Vernon as particularly conservative. West of the freeway is generally more liberal, East is generally more conservative.

Those deep blue and deep red spots west of the river from Mt Vernon only have like 4 votes each, too.

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Plastic-ashtray t1_j68xmqj wrote

Forks, Aberdeen…extremely conservative. Folks that hate environmental conservation yet are mostly out of work due to their lack thereof…

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[deleted] OP t1_j68yh7f wrote

That same question about Eastern Washington has one answer. ALL OF IT. I hate living on the east side. There's more ignorance here than at a flat earth society meeting.

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EmotionalPotatoess t1_j6903qf wrote

Replying to upleft (#1,555,622)

I didn’t drive one, my parents wouldn’t let me do any of that to my Ranger. But there was a time all I wanted was a lifted 2nd gen Toyota. My friends and I would go mudding all the time or ride dirt bikes down the power line roads.

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Pristine_Read_7476 t1_j6921df wrote

Y'all forget there is half a state below Olympia. Cowlitz and Wahkiakum County are Joe Kent Country. Yeehaw!

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SamadhiOly t1_j694df9 wrote

Anything in Lewis County. They’re so far right, they don’t even acknowledge their left hands.

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Key_Math8192 t1_j6963du wrote

People here seem to have forgotten about SW Washington, aka, the eastern Washington of western Washington. Chehalis, Aberdeen, Longview, Kelso, Elma. That whole area is pretty red with small blue pockets in some cities.

Edit: SW

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CheckmateApostates t1_j69i2jg wrote

Oak Harbor is very conservative, or at least it was when I grew up there. Can't imagine it has changed much.

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Old-Emphasis9994 t1_j69l2kw wrote

I love liberals. I haven’t seen Vashon Island on this list. Felt even more liberal and San Francisco than Seattle.

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IdPharmD17 t1_j69w43v wrote

Most conservative is all of Lewis county

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bradyfost t1_j6a19cf wrote

Replying to Sacredgeometry12 (#1,554,834)

Of course! There is a bar called PT anchor there that is where we first started getting bad service. The bartender would ignore us when we would ask for drinks, gave us dirty looks and just overall a bad attitude and poor service. After the second time we went there after leaving a generous tip on the company card we received equally poor service the second time. We decided to try a different bar the next night. There we have great service until we see the same bartender from first bar(PT anchor) come in and sit down to have a drink. He has a conversation with the bartender and after that we began receiving poor service again. The next time we went to PT anchor we asked the guy why he has a problem with us and he told us because we were “outsiders” and they were “Townees” and that we didn’t belong there.

They can have their little town full of old people I was just there for work. Would have spent lots of money on the company card and tipped well but this guy chose to alienate us from the town.

We did go into a couple small bars that were really cool and great service like the in between.

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Sacredgeometry12 t1_j6a3a4b wrote

Replying to bradyfost (#1,561,961)

I’m really sorry to hear that. That is really bizarre behavior because PT needs tourism besides locals. They rely heavily on tourist season for a lot of the shops in downtown. I love the in between. I liked when they had the deck open downstairs and you could drink right on the water. I’m really sorry you had that experience. That bar is in a space that has turned over many times in the last decade. With behavior like that I don’t see it lasting long. Shit service doesn’t really work. I love PT and spend a lot of time there but I will admit it’s never really at bars. Did you try soak on the sound while you were there?

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Jolaasen t1_j6bg5ex wrote

Lynden is probably the most conservative city in Western Washington.

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wwJones t1_j6bj4xt wrote

Liberal: Seattle proper, Vashon, Bellingham, Port Townsend Conservative: wasteland between Olympia & Vancouver. Edit: when you pass the I5 billboard comparing Trump to Jeezus you're there.

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Fartknocker500 t1_j6bq8vx wrote

Replying to bradyfost (#1,561,961)

I love PT, lived there awhile in the early 90's. This is my experience there, too. People are dicks in PT until they get to know you.....sometimes. Sometimes they're always going to be dicks to you. Or they except you only to kick you to the curb later.

I grew up in a smallish town, Astoria, OR, and people there don't have that edge. Maybe it's because of the art/craftsman/quirky outcast thing in PT and the working-class/rough around the edges/haven't got the pretentiousness in Astoria. PT lost it's allure for me pretty quickly. They could be nice....they don't want to be.

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[deleted] OP t1_j6bs9qh wrote

Didn’t Port Angeles or Sequim have that mayor that was like a complete Q Anon believer and declared that their town was independent from the US or something back in 2020?

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MarmotMossBay t1_j6c0thi wrote

Replying to Old_Task_7454 (#1,564,454)

I love Sirens. Their food is great. That salmon sandwich. Only other bar I’ve been to has been Hilltop and I got a tbi the first time I was there. Totally not my fault. I’m still recovering from it.

So watch out if you go, cause the pull tabs stuff hanging all over the bar block sight lines, and the waitresses come out from behind like gang busters.

But other than that it was fun.

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MarmotMossBay t1_j6c27a9 wrote

Replying to Fartknocker500 (#1,572,016)

Everyone I’ve met in person has been really nice. I joined next door against my better judgement, because a neighbor suggested it as a way to find referrals for landscapers and such. It’s not so much “ oh my god there’s a teenager in a hoodie”, it more bitching about the roads or why they don’t want the golf course touched. Some people on next door are not welcoming let’s say. Oh well. So sad./s

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Jordaneer t1_j6c2dg5 wrote

Replying to Reggie4414 (#1,554,243)

>see Walla Walla in eastern Washington

Calling Walla Walla a college town is laughable at best compared to places like Pullman, Cheney, Ellensburg, and Bellingham where either a majority or a large percentage of the population (ie like 30-60% of the population) is students. Growing up in a real college town, you notice when all the students leave and when they come back. Plus large public universities bring events to smaller towns like Pullman that wouldn't have happened in a city of the same size without a large university.

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thejanuaryfallen t1_j6dcj9i wrote

And be Conservative do you mean, less diverse? And liberal, meaning more diverse?

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plassteel01 t1_j6dqocl wrote

Replying to LowSparkMan (#1,549,866)

Coupeville here, we are a good mix of the two liberal and conservative. Mostly retired military with scattered active duty with a larger civilian pop a good place that accepts all kind of folk.

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Specialist_Ad7724 t1_j6fp3sn wrote

Well rochester has defended their schools and their fire department so there’s that.

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