98125 Seattle, WA is home to a diverse political landscape. Residents of 98125 are fortunate to be represented by a strong network of local politicians who fight for their best interests. These representatives include members of the City Council, State Representatives, and United States Congressmen. The City Council holds legislative authority for the neighborhood and works diligently to protect its citizens, while State Representatives advocate for laws at the state level and ensure that legislation passed in Olympia aligns with the needs of 98125. At the federal level, US Congressmen focus on issues that affect citizens across the country and work to create policies that benefit all Americans. With its vibrant political atmosphere, 98125 Seattle is well-served by this diverse group of elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 98125 (Seattle, 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 98125 (Seattle, WA) is strongly liberal.
Seattle, 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.
Seattle, 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 98125 (Seattle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,122 contributions totaling $675,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 347 contributions totaling $79,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)