Politics in 98303 Anderson Island, WA are largely determined by the local government. The Town Council is made up of seven members elected to serve four-year terms. All members of the Town Council are elected at large and represent the entire community on issues such as budgeting, land use management, and infrastructure improvements. In addition to these members, there is a Mayor and Deputy Mayor who are also elected at large and serve two-year terms. The Town Council meets twice a month and provides legislative oversight for the town while also making decisions related to public services and other municipal matters. Local residents are encouraged to attend meetings so that they can provide input on topics that affect their lives. Elections for the Town Council are held every two years, giving all citizens an opportunity to help shape their local government.
The political climate in Zip 98303 (Anderson Island, WA) is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98303 (Anderson Island, WA) is leaning liberal.
Anderson Island, Washington is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Anderson Island, 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 98303 (Anderson Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 237 contributions totaling $7,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $3,053 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)