Port Angeles, WA 98362 is a small city located in the Olympics Peninsula. Though it is among the smaller cities in the area, it is an important part of the local economy and political landscape of Washington State. Port Angeles residents are represented by a Mayor and City Council in their local government, which handles important decisions like budgets, taxes, and zoning regulations for the city. The members of City Council are elected every two years from a list of candidates who have been nominated or applied to serve on the council. Locally-identified issues that are important to Port Angeles residents include affordable housing, access to public transportation, and environmental protection. In addition to these policy concerns, Port Angeles residents also value having strong representation within state government for issues related to job growth and economic development. With its long history as an important part of Washington State politics, Port Angeles continues to be a vibrant political hub for citizens who want to get involved in their community and make their voices heard in local and state politics.
The political climate in Zip 98362 (Port Angeles, WA) is leaning liberal.
Clallam County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clallam County, WA 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clallam county flipped Democratic, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Clallam county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98362 (Port Angeles, WA) is leaning liberal.
Port Angeles, Washington is leaning liberal.
Clallam County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Port Angeles Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Washington is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Port Angeles, Washington: r r d d r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 98362 (Port Angeles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,001 contributions totaling $164,919 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 321 contributions totaling $36,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)