Ferndale, WA 98248 is a small community that is highly involved in politics. The town actively participates in local elections and has strong support for their political candidates. The town is proud of its diverse population, which allows for a wide range of opinions and perspectives on current political issues. The city also has many resources available to help local residents learn more about the various candidates running in each election. These include hosting debates between the candidates, public forums, and other educational materials to help make informed voting decisions. Local officials work hard to ensure that all citizens are given an equal opportunity to participate in the electoral process. This shows Ferndale’s commitment to political involvement and its dedication to ensuring fair representation by all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 98248 (Ferndale, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, WA is strongly liberal. In Whatcom County, WA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whatcom county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 36.4%.
Whatcom county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98248 (Ferndale, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Ferndale, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, Washington is strongly liberal.
Bellingham Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ferndale, Washington: r 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 98248 (Ferndale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,377 contributions totaling $43,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 400 contributions totaling $60,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)