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Welcome to the Seattle Arts Voter Guide!

Founded in 2019, the nonpartisan Seattle Arts Voter Guide engages political candidates and community members on critical issues in the arts ahead of municipal elections. We’ve produced guides for the 2019, 2021, and 2023 elections. We are back this year for the 2025 elections!

We ask: How do Seattle political candidates envision the arts for our city?

Our 2025 Primary Election guide features arts platforms from Seattle Mayoral, Seattle City Council, and King County Executive Candidates.

This guide is nonpartisan, and neither endorses nor opposes any candidate.

Here’s how to engage:

CONNECT to candidate arts platforms via our website and social media pages.

DIALOGUE by asking questions of candidates about the arts in Seattle and King County, including around access, affordability, creativity, displacement, equity, federal funding decreases, housing, homelessness, post-pandemic operations, preservation, and social justice.

ENGAGE with current and archived arts platforms from candidates.

VOTE! The Primary Election is August 5, 2025. Register and know how to Vote in Seattle!