The politics of 98001 Lakeland North, WA are heavily influenced by the local government and community. The City Council is made up of seven elected members who represent the interests of their constituents to provide guidance and ensure that all citizens have a voice in local matters. Decisions on policy and legislation are discussed in public meetings that are open to the public. Local involvement is key to having an impact on the issues that affect our community, such as housing, education, public safety, and infrastructure. There are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved and participate in local politics - attending meetings or volunteering with a political campaign are just a few ways to get started. With passionate citizens taking part in the discussion and debating important issues, 98001 Lakeland North has become an example of democracy at its finest.
The political climate in Zip 98001 (Lakeland North, 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 98001 (Lakeland North, WA) is strongly liberal.
Lakeland North, 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.
Lakeland North, 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 98001 (Lakeland North)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,683 contributions totaling $102,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 315 contributions totaling $87,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)