The small city of Silverlake, WA is situated in the 98645 zip code and is an area of just over 5,000 residents. The politics of this region are largely shaped by local ballots and initiatives which focus on the issues that affect the community most. One recent example was a ballot initiative to fund more public safety programs throughout the city. This was overwhelmingly supported by citizens who were looking for greater protection against crime and other threats. In addition, there have been measures to address homelessness and reduce income disparity. In Silverlake, WA, local politicians play an important role in keeping these important matters on the forefront of people's minds, while also allowing for citizen input into decisions that affect them personally.
The political climate in Zip 98645 (Silverlake, WA) is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, WA is moderately conservative. In Cowlitz County, WA 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowlitz county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
Cowlitz county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98645 (Silverlake, WA) is moderately conservative.
Silverlake, Washington is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Longview Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Silverlake, Washington: d d D d R R
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 98645 (Silverlake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $4,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $4,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)