Didn't you answer your own question about San Juan County? It's hippy-mania. I think more than a few people from the Seattle area have retired there. It's quite environmentalist. One of the islands voted 96.5% Kerry. And last time voted 60% Gore and 35% Nader or something. Crazy hippies. Vashon Island is technically considered rural by the county government and the census and probably voted 75% or so Kerry.
Yeah, I understand San Juan County; it's just hard to classify. Vashon Island is pretty similar to San Juan County, and voted about 72% Kerry. Island County is, outside of Oak Harbor, pretty liberal.
The island that really surprised me is Bainbridge, though - it actually voted Kerry by more than Vashon, I believe, and it's quite rich.
I'm surprised Clallam County is Republican, though.
Clallam County has plenty of environmentalists, but there's also a ton of anti-environmentalists. Having spent a lot of time up there, I'm not all that surprised. Port Angeles is slightly Democratic, Sequim is pretty much a tie (I think Bush won it by 0.25% - closest second to Port Orchard, which was a total tie) with the surrounding developments being Republican, and Forks is extremely Republican due to the reactionary logging vote. Unincorporated areas vary - there are some Democratic ones (areas touching the water around Sequim, Neah Bay) but most are moderately Republican.
I used the precinct results I have to compile results by incorporated city statewide. I have all of the counties except for Walla Walla and Whitman done, although a few (Benton, Clark, Franklin, and Yakima, I think) are tentative, one (Kittitas) doesn't break down absentee results by precinct, and I can't find the portion of Coulee Dam in Grant County. If you're interested, I can send it.
Maybe islands in Washington are just liberal, except Island County... Bainbridge has the island factor and is has been influenced greatly by Seattle.
I'd appreciate it if you sent me the city statistics. My e-mail is
baldguywithahat@hotmail.com if you want to send it that way.
