Editing Shoreline, Washington (section)

==Government and politics==
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|+ Presidential election results<ref>[http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/elections/past-elections.aspx King County Elections]</ref>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
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| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|18.30% ''6,395''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.92%''' ''27,584''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.79% ''974''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.99% ''5,484''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.69%''' ''22,152''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.32% ''2,841''
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| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.24% ''7,123''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.73%''' ''21,376''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.03% ''890''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.06% ''7,184''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.88%''' ''20,895''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.06% ''591''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.23% ''8,730''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.27%''' ''18,806''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.50% ''420''
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As a close-in suburb of Seattle, Shoreline's politics lean to the left. In recent years, its voting habits - as well as those of neighboring Lake Forest Park - have become even more similar to those of Seattle, overwhelmingly in support of Democratic politicians.

===Police===
Shoreline contracts with the [[King County Sheriff's Office]] for police services. Deputies assigned to Shoreline wear city uniforms and drive patrol cars marked with the city logo. As of 2012, there are 52 full-time employees assigned to the Shoreline Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cosweb.ci.shoreline.wa.us/uploads/attachments/pol/Shoreline2012_PSR.pdf|title=City of Shoreline Police Service Report 2012|publisher=Chief Shawn Ledford, City of Shoreline Police Department|access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> The Shoreline Police Department has a burglary/larceny unit, traffic unit, and a street crimes unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofshoreline.com/index.aspx?page=183|title=Police Department|access-date=February 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207062242/http://www.cityofshoreline.com/index.aspx?page=183|archive-date=February 7, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>