The city of Kirkland, WA is part of King County and is located in the Puget Sound region. It is a vibrant community with an estimated population of about 95,000 people. The politics of Kirkland are generally progressive, though there are some conservative voices in the mix as well. The city elects seven council members who are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents on various issues ranging from housing development to public safety. Kirkland also has a mayor who serves as the leader of the city government and ensures that the laws, policies, and services provided by the city are meeting the needs of its citizens. In recent years, issues such as traffic congestion, affordable housing, and public safety have been discussed at length by local political candidates during election cycles. Local organizations such as Kirkland Citizens for Smart Growth have advocated for more equitable development projects that meet the needs of all residents while taking into account environmental concerns.
The political climate in Zip 98034 (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 98034 (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 98034 (Kirkland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,094 contributions totaling $512,359 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 719 contributions totaling $418,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $582 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)