The politics in 98033 Kirkland, WA are heavily influenced by its local government and representatives. The city is led by Mayor Penny Sweet, who has been in office since 2016. She is supported by a seven-member City Council that holds regular meetings for public input. The Council sets the overall policies and direction of the city, including annual budgets and long-term planning priorities. Residents have the opportunity to get involved with local politics through various means, such as attending City Council meetings or voting in local elections. Through these methods, citizens can make their voices heard on important issues such as taxation, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure projects. Despite varying opinions on these topics, residents of 98033 Kirkland continue to work together to create a strong and vibrant community that meets everyone's needs.
The political climate in Zip 98033 (Kirkland, 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 98033 (Kirkland, WA) is strongly liberal.
Kirkland, 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.
Kirkland, 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 98033 (Kirkland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,774 contributions totaling $1,497,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,187 contributions totaling $921,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $777 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)