Bellevue, WA 98005 is a thriving city located in the Seattle metropolitan area. As such, it is home to many important political issues and figures that have an impact on the local community. The mayor of Bellevue is Lynne Robinson, who has been in office since 2014. Bellevue City Council members are Teresa Mosqueda, Vandana Slatter, Jared Nieuwenhuis, Conrad Lee, Kevin Wallace and Jennifer Robertson. They are responsible for making decisions that shape the future of Bellevue's citizens and the city itself. There are also numerous other political offices held by people who live in Bellevue or represent its interests on a state or national level. These officials include U.S Representatives Suzan DelBene and Adam Smith as well as State Representatives Tana Senn and Joan McBride. All of these individuals contribute to the vibrant political atmosphere of Bellevue and make their voices heard throughout Washington State.
The political climate in Zip 98005 (Bellevue, 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 98005 (Bellevue, WA) is strongly liberal.
Bellevue, 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.
Bellevue, 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 98005 (Bellevue)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,966 contributions totaling $783,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 764 contributions totaling $354,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)