Zip 98501 (Olympia, WA) Voting


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The city of Olympia, WA is a vibrant and active political hub. The capital of Washington state, Olympia holds the seat of government for the region. Its local politics have an impact on the entire Pacific Northwest, from law enforcement to education, transportation, and environmental protection. In Olympia’s 98501 zip code specifically, there are three local races up for election this year: two state representative seats and a county commission seat. Residents in 98501 have a chance to make their voices heard by voting for the candidate of their choice. With such an important role in regional politics, it is crucial that citizens of Olympia take part in their local elections and make informed decisions about who they believe will best represent them on issues important to their daily lives.

The political climate in Zip 98501 (Olympia, WA) is somewhat liberal.

Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Zip 98501 (Olympia, WA) is somewhat liberal.


Olympia, Washington is somewhat liberal.

Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Metro Area is moderately 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.

Olympia, 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 98501 (Olympia)

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,925 contributions totaling $513,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 628 contributions totaling $121,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

Thurston County, Washington Politics Voting
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