Federal Way, WA 98023 is a diverse city located in King County. While it does not have its own local political representatives, the city is heavily impacted by the decisions of state and federal lawmakers. The 11th Congressional District of Washington State includes Federal Way, and the current representative is Democrat Derek Kilmer. The state legislature for Federal Way are all Democrats as well; they include Senator Mona Das, Representatives Kristine Reeves and Mike Pellicciotti. These representatives are in charge of ensuring that Federal Way has access to vital resources such as healthcare, education, and transportation infrastructure. Their positions also ensure that Federal Way citizens have a say in how their tax dollars are spent. Local issues such as zoning ordinances and housing development regulations are also impacted by the decisions made at both the state and federal level. As such, it is important for citizens in Federal Way to stay informed about the issues these representatives stand for so they can make sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding who will lead them at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 98023 (Federal Way, WA) is strongly 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 98023 (Federal Way, WA) is strongly liberal.
Federal Way, Washington is strongly 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.
Federal Way, 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 98023 (Federal Way)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,761 contributions totaling $100,899 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 546 contributions totaling $73,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)