The politics of 98394 Key Center, WA are largely influenced by the views of its citizens. The town is a part of Pierce County, which is represented by many state and local representatives in government. At the local level, residents of Key Center elect their Mayor and Councilmembers to oversee the day-to-day operations of their community. On the state level, residents send their elected officials to Olympia to represent their interests in the Legislature. The local population is diverse, with a mix of rural and urban lifestyles, making it a great place for civic engagement. Residents are passionate about issues such as education reform, infrastructure spending, environmental protection, and public safety initiatives. With a strong sense of civic pride and responsibility, Key Center residents continue to stay active in political discourse and work towards creating a better future for themselves and their community.
The political climate in Zip 98394 (Key Center, WA) is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98394 (Key Center, WA) is leaning liberal.
Key Center, Washington is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Key Center, 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 98394 (Key Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $12,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)