The politics in 98616 Cougar, WA are driven by the citizens of the community. Through local initiatives and ballot measures, residents are able to make their voices heard. The Cougar Town Council is responsible for representing the interests of citizens in local government, and is made up of five elected officials who serve staggered four-year terms. The council works with a variety of administrative staff members to develop policies related to land use, public safety, business regulation and other topics. Each year, citizens come together to decide on local issues through voting in municipal elections. In addition to this democratic process, individuals can get involved through direct action and advocacy organizations such as town hall meetings and public forums. The involvement of the community is critical in order to ensure that their rights are respected and their voices heard in matters that affect them.
The political climate in Zip 98616 (Cougar, WA) is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, WA is moderately conservative. In Cowlitz County, WA 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowlitz county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
Cowlitz county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98616 (Cougar, WA) is moderately conservative.
Cougar, Washington is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Longview Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Cougar, Washington: d d D d 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 98616 (Cougar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)