Hoquiam, WA is a small town located in Grays Harbor County. The town has a population of 8,726 as of 2019 and is well known for its timber industry. It is also home to many cultural attractions such as the 7th Street Theatre, Olympic Stadium and the Polson Museum. Local politics in Hoquiam are largely dominated by the city council which consists of seven members who are elected by city residents every four years. Each member represents their own ward and works together to determine suitable policies for the betterment of the community. In recent years, initiatives have been taken to promote economic growth, support local businesses and improve public safety. The city council works closely with various state and federal government bodies such as the Washington State Department of Commerce and Housing to ensure that these initiatives are successful. Additionally, they also work towards providing good services to residents including quality education, healthcare facilities, safe neighborhoods amongst other things.
The political climate in Zip 98550 (Hoquiam, WA) is leaning 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 98550 (Hoquiam, WA) is leaning conservative.
Hoquiam, Washington is leaning 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.
Hoquiam, 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 98550 (Hoquiam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 270 contributions totaling $21,094 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $32,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)