Conway, WA is the small town of 98238 and is part of Skagit County. Politics in Conway is an important issue for the residents of this small community as it directly impacts their daily lives. The local government in Conway is comprised of a Mayor who makes decisions on behalf of the town’s citizens and four City Council members elected by the public to help represent their concerns and interests. All local politics are handled by Skagit County, with input from the citizens of Conway, allowing them to have a voice when it comes to deciding on important issues. Participation in elections and attending city council meetings are some ways that people can get involved in local politics and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 98238 (Conway, WA) is leaning conservative.
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 98238 (Conway, WA) is leaning conservative.
Conway, Washington is leaning conservative.
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.
Conway, 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 98238 (Conway)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $8,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)