The city of 98610 Carson, WA is a vibrant and diverse community with a strong political system. The city is part of the local Clark County council and has representatives at the state level as well. The local government works hard to ensure that the citizens' needs are met and their voices heard. Citizens of Carson can get involved by attending public meetings, writing letters to their local politicians, or even running for office themselves! Local elections are held regularly to decide who will represent the people's best interests in matters of public policy. There is no shortage of passionate and committed individuals ready to make a difference on behalf of their community.
The political climate in Zip 98610 (Carson, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Skamania County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Skamania County, WA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skamania county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 43.7%.
Skamania county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98610 (Carson, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Carson, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Skamania County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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.
Carson, Washington: r r d 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 98610 (Carson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 209 contributions totaling $9,623 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $11,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $576 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)