The small community of Belfair, WA (98528) is situated in Mason County along the Hood Canal. The town is home to a variety of businesses, churches, and parks that serve as a gathering place for the community. Civic life in Belfair is overseen by local elected officials who serve on various boards and commissions. In addition, civic engagement also extends to national elections when Washington State’s residents are called upon to select representatives for national offices. All citizens have the opportunity to participate in local politics through activities such as registering to vote, attending local meetings and events, or by volunteering with political campaigns. A variety of issues affecting Belfair are discussed at these events including infrastructure projects, public safety concerns, economic development initiatives, and environmental protection efforts. Through civic participation, the citizens of Belfair are able to work together to solve the problems that impact their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 98528 (Belfair, WA) is leaning conservative.
Mason County, WA is leaning conservative. In Mason County, WA 46.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98528 (Belfair, WA) is leaning conservative.
Belfair, Washington is leaning conservative.
Mason County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Shelton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Belfair, Washington: d d d d r r
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 98528 (Belfair)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 672 contributions totaling $42,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $11,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)