The politics in 98031 East Hill-Meridian, WA are mainly influenced by the local residents of the area. The people of this area have a strong sense of community and often come together to voice their opinions on important issues. Local elections are an important part of the political process and many candidates run for office each year. Candidates must campaign hard to gain support from local voters, as their votes will decide who will be responsible for representing the interests and concerns of the people of 98031 East Hill-Meridian. Election campaigns usually include debates, forums, and other events that allow potential voters to see how each candidate will use their power to benefit the community if they are elected. The outcome of any election is a reflection on the wants and needs of the people living in 98031 East Hill-Meridian, WA and it's essential that each person takes their civic duty seriously when voting.
The political climate in Zip 98031 (East Hill-Meridian, 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 98031 (East Hill-Meridian, WA) is strongly liberal.
East Hill-Meridian, 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.
East Hill-Meridian, 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 98031 (East Hill-Meridian)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,131 contributions totaling $58,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $21,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)