The politics in 98547 Grayland, WA are strongly influenced by the local party candidates that have been elected into office. The region is well known for its conservative views, with a strong emphasis on fiscal responsibility and smaller government. In recent years, local elections have been hotly contested with both Democratic and Republican candidates vying to represent the community. Many of the candidates running for office propose policies that are focused on improving the quality of life in Grayland including initiatives such as job growth, infrastructure development, and support for small businesses. Together these policies will create a brighter future and help lift the community out of poverty.
The political climate in Zip 98547 (Grayland, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Grays Harbor County, WA is leaning conservative. In Grays Harbor County, WA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grays Harbor county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 45.1%.
Grays Harbor county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98547 (Grayland, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Grayland, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Grays Harbor County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Grayland, Washington: d d D D r r
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 98547 (Grayland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $2,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)