The city of Bremerton, WA (98312) is a vibrant community located in Kitsap County and part of the greater Puget Sound area. Politically, this region leans heavily to the left with Democratic candidates largely favored in state and local elections. In terms of representation, Bremerton is serviced by District 23 of the Washington State Senate and the 26th Legislative District. It is home to many different political organizations that work on behalf of the community, ranging from environmental groups to social justice initiatives. As far as local politics go, residents take great pride in their county council members who are responsible for managing budgets and overseeing important decisions about public safety, education, infrastructure, and much more. The people of Bremerton are proud to be active and engaged in their own government and strive to make sure that everyone's voice is heard when it comes time to make decisions about their future.
The political climate in Zip 98312 (Bremerton, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Kitsap County, WA is moderately liberal. In Kitsap County, WA 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kitsap county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 38.8%.
Kitsap county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98312 (Bremerton, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Bremerton, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Kitsap County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bremerton, 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 98312 (Bremerton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,076 contributions totaling $86,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $36,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)