# Bob Ferguson

Bob Ferguson is the Democratic governor of Washington.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Governor of Washington
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-WA-bob-ferguson (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Ferguson sits at −1.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of Democratic governors.

## What Ferguson says (Current term)

72 classified statements: 72 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Democratic governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ferguson | Democratic governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 4.2% | 11 of 21 |
| Policy criticism | 18.1% | 14.2% | 7 of 21 |
| Policy discussion | 34.7% | 48.6% | 17 of 21 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 3.7% | 12 of 21 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 25.9% | 12 of 21 |
| Extreme labels | 2.8% | 1.7% | 5 of 21 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 20% (Democratic governors 4.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (Democratic governors 5.2%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (Democratic governors 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (Democratic governors 11%); Taxation 12% (Democratic governors 6.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.05 (standard error 0.06), from 15,280 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.5% of Democratic governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2069537078996828655
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2068553743768203716
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2068741124572037469
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2067759762973016422
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2065918434274386059
- 2026-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2063484330362741022
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2062231003104706803
- 2026-05-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2061181444895244354
- 2026-05-30 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2060847045557240224
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BobFergusonGov/status/2059688255130648820

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.wa.gov
- Campaign site: https://www.bobferguson.com/
- X: https://x.com/BobFergusonGov

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-WA-bob-ferguson