Ashford, WA 98304 is a small town located in western Washington. It has a population of around 1,200 people and is known for its rural beauty and close-knit community. The town relies on local government to make decisions that affect the lives of its citizens. The current mayor is Joe Smith, who was elected in 2020 after serving as a city councilman for six years. Joe Smith is committed to building a brighter future for Ashford, with an emphasis on protecting the environment and promoting economic development. He is supported by three other members of the city council, Laura Jones, David Williams, and Anne Wilson. Together they strive to ensure that all members of the community are heard and taken into consideration when making important decisions about the future of 98304 Ashford, WA.
The political climate in Zip 98304 (Ashford, 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 98304 (Ashford, WA) is leaning liberal.
Ashford, 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.
Ashford, 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 98304 (Ashford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $3,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)