The politics in 98230 Birch Bay, WA is primarily driven by the needs and wants of the local community. The people of Birch Bay are passionate about their city and have an active interest in the decisions that are made at the local level. Politically, Birch Bay is closely associated with Washington State as a whole. Locally, important civic issues such as infrastructure, housing, economic development, education, public safety, and environmental conservation are discussed and addressed by the members of the community. There are no specific candidates that represent this area or any partisan affiliations; rather citizens use their individual voices to advocate for change or support initiatives they care about. All in all, it can be said that the politics in 98230 Birch Bay, WA is a direct reflection of the diverse interests of its people.
The political climate in Zip 98230 (Birch Bay, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, WA is strongly liberal. In Whatcom County, WA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whatcom county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 36.4%.
Whatcom county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98230 (Birch Bay, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Birch Bay, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, Washington is strongly liberal.
Bellingham Metro Area is strongly 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.
Birch Bay, Washington: r 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 98230 (Birch Bay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,352 contributions totaling $128,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $78,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)