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The county seat is Seattle, which is the state's largest city. About two-thirds of the county's population lives in the city's suburbs. King County ranks among the 100 highest-income counties in the United States. |
King County, Washington
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Federal judge clears way for King County killer's execution - Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle Post Intelligencer--A US District Court judge has denied a last-minute appeal by -King County- killer Cal Coburn Brown, who is scheduled to be put to death Sept ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:12:35 GMT+00:00 |
King County Union Foregoes Raise - KUOW NPR KUOW NPR--A union representing about 500 -King County- workers agreed to give up a cost-of-living raise yesterday. KUOW's Derek Wang reports. The -Washington- state ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:18:13 GMT+00:00 |
Cascade Bank to Host United Way Day of Caring Sites in Snohomish, Skagit and ... - MarketWatch (press release) MarketWatch (press release)--The Bank's -King County- event, also to be held on September 24, will benefit Food Lifeline in Shoreline. Employees will sort, package and distribute ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:22:09 GMT+00:00 |
New county parks chief emphasizes outreach - Issaquah Press Issaquah Press---King County- Executive Dow Constantine appointed the veteran wastewater employee to the top job in July. True settled into the role July 12. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:21:52 GMT+00:00 |
Sikh org on clerk attack: 'Americans must be free to practice their faith ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)---King County- prosecutors contend Stainbrook told the man, "you're not even American, you're al-Qaida" after attacking him at a 7-11 store in the 300 block of ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:44:14 GMT+00:00 |
GOP Rival Outpolled Dem. Rick Larsen in Washington - CQPolitics.com (blog) CQPolitics.com (blog)--There are six counties in the district, including a small slice of Seattle's -King County-. The other five counties have a total of 197 ballots remaining to ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:04:33 GMT+00:00 |
Father charged in death - The Olympian The Olympian--The -King County- Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Friday that her death was caused by a brain hemorrhage and blunt-force injuries to the head. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:08:51 GMT+00:00 |
One of Washington State Patrol's Most Wanted Captured - Access Washington Access Washington--Detectives from the -Washington- State Patrol (WSP) in -King County- arrested one of their most wanted vehicular assault suspects today. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:15:11 GMT+00:00 |
Black Diamond man held in slaying of 86-year-old mom - Seattle Times Seattle Times--Goral said the man would be taken later to the -King County- Jail. Police officers said that when the man came into the office, he was very calm and ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:31:17 GMT+00:00 |
Suppliers crucial to Boeing, but their future here is uncertain - HeraldNet HeraldNet--One area where Snohomish County has been strong: courting aerospace companies, like Esterline, from -King County-. County officials have their eyes on ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:18:22 GMT+00:00 |
Year | Democrat | Republican |
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2008 | 70.30% 648,230 | 28.17% 259,716 |
2004 | 64.95% 580,378 | 33.69% 301,043 |
2000 | 60.02% 476,700 | 34.40% 273,171 |
1996 | 56.38% 417,846 | 31.41% 232,811 |
1992 | 50.23% 391,050 | 27.36% 212,986 |
1988 | 53.88% 349,663 | 44.78% 290,574 |
1984 | 46.71% 298,620 | 52.09% 332,987 |
1980 | 39.16% 235,046 | 45.42% 272,567 |
Central cities | Seattle * Tacoma * Bellevue * Everett | |
Outer cities | Bremerton * Mount Vernon * Oak Harbor * Silverdale * Anacortes * Shelton * Olympia | |
Central counties | King * Pierce * Snohomish | |
Outer counties | Thurston * Kitsap * Skagit * Island * Mason |