Bellevue, WA 98008 is a city located in the Eastside of King County. As a part of Washington state, it operates under the same government as the other cities and counties in the region. The local government is led by an elected mayor who works with five city council members to oversee laws and regulations that affect Bellevue residents. The mayor and council members are elected by popular vote, giving citizens a chance to have their voices heard on issues that matter to them. Local elections take place every two years, allowing citizens to choose their representatives. Each year, Bellevue citizens come together to participate in lively debates about important topics such as taxes, development plans, transportation initiatives, education policies, environmental stewardship and public safety. With such passionate and engaged politics at play, it's no wonder why Bellevue has become one of the most vibrant and thriving communities in Washington State.
The political climate in Zip 98008 (Bellevue, WA) is strongly liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98008 (Bellevue, WA) is strongly liberal.
Bellevue, Washington is strongly liberal.
King County, Washington is very liberal.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very 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.
Bellevue, Washington: D D 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 98008 (Bellevue)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,768 contributions totaling $368,249 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 744 contributions totaling $543,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $731 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)