The politics in 98027 Issaquah, WA are largely conservative and heavily influenced by the Republican party. Local elections usually involve a Republican candidate as the front runner, though recent years have seen more Democratic candidates emerging as strong contenders. Issues of particular importance to voters in this area include transportation, economic development, healthcare reform, and environmental protection. As a largely affluent suburban community, residents of Issaquah are often concerned about maintaining high quality public services while also preserving property values and keeping taxes low. The local political candidates must take this into consideration when running for office and addressing constituents' concerns.
The political climate in Zip 98027 (Issaquah, WA) is strongly liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98027 (Issaquah, WA) is strongly liberal.
Issaquah, Washington is strongly liberal.
King County, Washington is very liberal.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very 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.
Issaquah, Washington: D 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 98027 (Issaquah)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,573 contributions totaling $741,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 577 contributions totaling $301,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $523 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)