The city of Kent, Washington is located in King County and has a population of about 126,000. It is a diverse community, made up of both recent immigrants and lifelong residents. The political landscape in 98030 Kent is heavily influenced by the larger city’s progressive values. From local mayors to city council members, there are many candidates who share values that prioritize the environment, education, healthcare, and equitable economic opportunities for all citizens. Local elections draw passion from committed voters who make sure their voices are heard. Candidates are chosen based on their commitment to the issues that matter most to the community. With diverse representation in government and an active citizenry involved in local politics, 98030 Kent is a place where meaningful change can happen.
The political climate in Zip 98030 (Kent, 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 98030 (Kent, WA) is strongly liberal.
Kent, 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.
Kent, 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 98030 (Kent)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 826 contributions totaling $61,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $18,436 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)