The city of Kalama, WA 98625 is a small town in Cowlitz County, Washington. With a population of just over 3,000 people, Kalama has a close-knit community with a strong sense of civic engagement. The residents of Kalama are passionate about local politics and take an active interest in who represents them at the state and national level. Local political candidates are well known to the citizens of Kalama and take part in many public events throughout the year so that they can engage directly with their constituents. The political climate in Kalama is one of openness and collaboration as elected officials work together to bring positive change to their city. Citizens are encouraged to get involved in whatever way they can, from attending local meetings to volunteering for campaigns or causes that matter to them. It is clear that the people of Kalama take great pride in their civic duties, and it shows through their commitment to ensure that everyone's voice is heard when it comes to politics within the community.
The political climate in Zip 98625 (Kalama, WA) is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, WA is moderately conservative. In Cowlitz County, WA 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowlitz county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
Cowlitz county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98625 (Kalama, WA) is moderately conservative.
Kalama, Washington is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Longview Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kalama, 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 98625 (Kalama)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $23,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $18,347 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)