The city of Covington, WA (Zip Code 98042) is located in King County and serves as a major suburb of Seattle. The city has a population of over 20,000 and is known for its suburban lifestyle. Politically, the city leans heavily towards the Democratic party, with the majority of voters supporting candidates from that party. Local issues often center around education, transportation and infrastructure investment. The local government is composed of an elected Mayor and seven City Council members who work together to pass ordinances and resolutions on behalf of the citizens. In addition to these elected officials, there are numerous other organizations working to make sure that the community’s voice is heard in political matters. These include local civic leagues, neighborhood associations, and various business groups. All provide valuable input when it comes to shaping local policy and advocating for change at both the state and federal levels.
The political climate in Zip 98042 (Covington, 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 98042 (Covington, WA) is moderately liberal.
Covington, 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.
Covington, 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 98042 (Covington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,092 contributions totaling $166,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $100,859 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)