The 98604 Battle Ground area of Washington is a vibrant and diverse community, with a wide variety of political views and perspectives. While it is not possible to list all the local political candidates in this area, many residents are invested in local politics and stay informed about important issues. The citizens of Battle Ground are passionate about ensuring their voices are heard on local matters, from taxation to education. They actively engage with their elected representatives on topics such as Environmentalism, Labor Rights, Immigration Reform, Education Funding, Affordable Housing, and Health Care. Politically active groups have been formed in the Battle Ground area to help educate citizens on important issues and provide them with ways to get involved in the political process. Through these organizations and individuals’ involvement in the community, Battle Ground remains an engaged and involved part of Washington State’s political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 98604 (Battle Ground, WA) is leaning conservative.
Clark County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clark County, WA 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 51.0% to 45.9%.
Clark county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98604 (Battle Ground, WA) is leaning conservative.
Battle Ground, Washington is leaning conservative.
Clark County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Battle Ground, Washington: r r d d d 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 98604 (Battle Ground)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,574 contributions totaling $77,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 385 contributions totaling $58,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)