Politics in 98133 Seattle, WA are as varied as its population. As the most populous city in Washington state, Seattle is home to a diverse population with different political leanings. The 2017 mayoral election saw Jenny Durkan of the Democratic Party become the first female mayor of the city in almost a century. Residents also elect representatives to serve on the City Council and Seattle’s nine districts each have their own representative on the council. Statewide elections for governor, US senator, and other positions are held every four years and residents can participate in local primary elections to determine who will appear on the general ballot. Each election brings out different ideas among candidates on how to improve life for all citizens in 98133 Seattle, WA.
The political climate in Zip 98133 (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 98133 (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 98133 (Seattle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,902 contributions totaling $545,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 613 contributions totaling $107,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)