98239 Coupeville is a small town located on Whidbey Island in Washington State. With a population of just over 2000, the politics of the area are strongly impacted by local views and opinions. The majority of voters in Coupeville favor Democratic candidates for both state and federal offices. The Town Council has traditionally been composed of Democrats; however, in recent years there has been some increase in Republican representation. Local issues are often discussed and debated at the annual town meetings, where citizens can voice their views on ballot initiatives or potential changes within the town. Generally, citizens strive to work together to find common ground and reach sensible solutions that benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 98239 (Coupeville, 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 98239 (Coupeville, WA) is leaning liberal.
Coupeville, 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.
Coupeville, 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 98239 (Coupeville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,233 contributions totaling $153,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $28,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)