Located in Mason County, Washington, 98548 Hoodsport is a small community on the Olympic Peninsula. The area is represented in the state legislature by Representatives Dan Griffey and Steve Tharinger. At the local level, Hoodsport has an elected mayor and six council members who oversee important city matters. The mayor and city council work together to tackle issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure maintenance. The citizens of this small town are passionate about their local government's decisions and frequently hold public meetings to ensure their voices are heard. As a rural area without much growth or industry, Hoodsport relies heavily on its local government to promote the interests of its citizens and maintain its unique character as a small-town community.
The political climate in Zip 98548 (Hoodsport, WA) is leaning conservative.
Mason County, WA is leaning conservative. In Mason County, WA 46.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98548 (Hoodsport, WA) is leaning conservative.
Hoodsport, Washington is leaning conservative.
Mason County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Shelton 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.
Hoodsport, 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 98548 (Hoodsport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 506 contributions totaling $10,111 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $5,121 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)