The politics of 98014 Carnation, WA are reflective of the local community. This small town has a population of just over 4,600, making it a tight-knit and close-knit community. Residents prioritize issues such as education and maintaining the environment. The town is also proud to have elected officials who value transparency and open communication with constituents. Local candidates for office are continually working to ensure that their voices are heard by the people they serve. On a larger scale 98014 Carnation falls within King County which is considered a Democratic stronghold in Washington State with many citizens leaning toward liberal values.
The political climate in Zip 98014 (Carnation, WA) is moderately 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 98014 (Carnation, WA) is moderately liberal.
Carnation, Washington is moderately 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.
Carnation, 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 98014 (Carnation)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 953 contributions totaling $47,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $21,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)