The city of Kent, WA is located in King County and is the sixth largest city in the state. It is home to an engaged population that takes part in local politics and decision-making. The City of Kent has been led by Mayor Dana Ralph since 2018 and she works with a city council composed of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. The City Council is responsible for setting the policy direction for Kent, balancing the budget, adopting ordinances, and approving contracts. In addition to the Mayor and City Council, there are also numerous committees and boards open to residents that provide input on various aspects of local governance including public safety, parks and recreation, housing, sustainability, and economic development. These groups provide valuable insights into how best to serve the citizens of Kent. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about local politics by attending meetings or following their representatives online.
The political climate in Zip 98032 (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 98032 (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 98032 (Kent)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,113 contributions totaling $59,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $103,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)