Edmonds, WA 98020 has a population of around 43,000 people and is located in Snohomish County. The city’s politics are determined by the Edmonds City Council which consists of seven members. These councilmembers serve 4-year terms and are elected by the residents of Edmonds in the general election. Mayor Mike Nelson is the current Mayor of Edmonds and has held the position since 2014. The council members have varying backgrounds and experience which allows them to bring an array of ideas to the table for discussions on important topics facing the community such as public safety, transportation, parks & recreation, economic development, housing and many more. Recently, there has been a focus on supporting small businesses in town as well as making sure that citizens have access to high quality public services. As part of this effort, the City put into effect programs aiming towards civic engagement with its residents including providing online resources to help inform citizens about city-related matters.
The political climate in Zip 98020 (Edmonds, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Snohomish County, WA is moderately liberal. In Snohomish County, WA 58.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Snohomish county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.5% to 37.9%.
Snohomish county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98020 (Edmonds, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Edmonds, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Snohomish County, Washington is moderately 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.
Edmonds, 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 98020 (Edmonds)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,768 contributions totaling $1,134,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 632 contributions totaling $155,067 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)