The small town of Elbe, Washington (98330) has a vibrant political system that is reflective of the needs and desires of its citizens. Local politics in Elbe are focused on issues such as education, infrastructure development, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. The town is represented at the Federal level by three members of Congress from Washington State's District 3. At the state level, Elbe is part of Washington State's 28th Legislative District and is represented by four Senators and two Representatives in the State Legislature. On a local level, elections occur every four years for Mayor, City Council Members, and Port Commission Member. It is important for citizens to stay informed about upcoming elections so that they can make an educated decision when voting.
The political climate in Zip 98330 (Elbe, WA) is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98330 (Elbe, WA) is leaning liberal.
Elbe, Washington is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Elbe, 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 98330 (Elbe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)