The small city of Ilwaco, WA is located on the Long Beach Peninsula and is known for its picturesque waterfront. The city has a strong sense of community and local politics are important to the residents of 98624. Issues such as affordable housing, business development, public transportation, and environmental protection are strongly debated throughout the city. Local politicians strive to create an improved quality of life for all Ilwaco’s citizens while not compromising the natural beauty that makes this area so attractive. The presence of local candidates gives residents a voice in their government and encourages civic engagement. Furthermore, political activities such as town hall meetings provide an avenue for discussion, allowing citizens to participate in important conversations about how they wish to shape their future.
The political climate in Zip 98624 (Ilwaco, WA) is leaning conservative.
Pacific County, WA is leaning conservative. In Pacific County, WA 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pacific county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.3%.
Pacific county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98624 (Ilwaco, WA) is leaning conservative.
Ilwaco, Washington is leaning conservative.
Pacific County, Washington is leaning conservative.
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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.
Ilwaco, 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 98624 (Ilwaco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $626 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $12,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)