Politics in 98233 Burlington, WA are largely dominated by the Democratic party. The city elects representatives to local and state government positions through a nonpartisan primary system, though most of the elected officials tend to be Democrats. Local issues that have come up recently include funding for public infrastructure projects and economic growth initiatives. Residents of Burlington are active in advocating for their preferred policies, and many citizens participate in volunteer organizations related to politics and civic engagement. The city also has a large number of political action committees that promote certain causes or candidates within the community. Overall, politics in Burlington are vibrant and dynamic, with residents engaging both locally and nationally on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 98233 (Burlington, WA) is leaning liberal.
Skagit County, WA is leaning liberal. In Skagit County, WA 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skagit county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 44.6%.
Skagit county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98233 (Burlington, WA) is leaning liberal.
Burlington, Washington is leaning liberal.
Skagit County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metro Area is leaning 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.
Burlington, Washington: r r 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 98233 (Burlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 362 contributions totaling $22,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $17,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)