Clinton, WA 98236 is a small town located on Whidbey Island in Washington state. The local government is comprised of five elected officials who serve as the City Council for Clinton. Together, they are responsible for making decisions about the budget, public safety and infrastructure, and other matters pertaining to the community's well-being. The current Mayor of Clinton is Michael Krenz, who was elected in 2017. The four members of the City Council include Melissa Aguilar, Jack Lindquist, Kyle Dalton, and Tom Nave. These elected officials are all dedicated to serving the citizens of Clinton by ensuring their concerns are addressed and their voices heard. They strive to make sure Clinton remains a safe and vibrant community while also preserving its unique character.
The political climate in Zip 98236 (Clinton, WA) is leaning liberal.
Island County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Island County, WA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 42.2%.
Island county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98236 (Clinton, WA) is leaning liberal.
Clinton, Washington is leaning liberal.
Island County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Oak Harbor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clinton, 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 98236 (Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,982 contributions totaling $128,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $17,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)