Cottage Lake, WA is a small town located in 98077 and is known for its peaceful suburban lifestyle. Despite its size, the politics of this community have been quite active and dynamic in recent years. The two local political candidates vying for office are Jeffrey Smith and Stephanie Johnson. Both candidates are keen on preserving the small-town charm of Cottage Lake while also looking to bring new public safety measures such as additional police patrols and better street lighting to improve the quality of life in this area. Those who live in Cottage Lake take pride in their town and have been actively participating in local elections by voicing their opinion on key issues that affect their lives. Despite differences of opinion, all citizens are united in wanting the best for their community both now and in the future.
The political climate in Zip 98077 (Cottage Lake, 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 98077 (Cottage Lake, WA) is moderately liberal.
Cottage Lake, 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.
Cottage Lake, 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 98077 (Cottage Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,345 contributions totaling $620,238 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $98,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)