Located in Northwest Washington, 98814 Carlton is a small rural community with a population of roughly 900 people. The town is governed by the local city council, which consists of five members who are elected by the residents every two years. As part of their responsibilities, these council members are responsible for enacting laws and policies that are beneficial to the community and its citizens. In addition, they also appoint board and commission members to ensure efficient operation of all departments within the municipality.
The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected to his first term in 2020 and has been re-elected twice since then. He works hard to ensure that everyone in the community is taken care of, including focusing on economic development initiatives which have helped bring new jobs into the area. Additionally, he has worked closely with state legislators to ensure that his constituents’ rights are respected and that their voices are heard at the state level. Mayor Smith proudly leads his community with an eye towards creating a bright future for everyone in 98814 Carlton, WA.
The political climate in Zip 98814 (Carlton, WA) is moderately conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98814 (Carlton, WA) is moderately conservative.
Carlton, Washington is moderately conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Carlton, Washington: R R r R 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 98814 (Carlton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $2,576 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)