Langley, Washington, located in the 98260 zip code, is a small city with a population of just over 1,000 people. The politics in Langley are largely managed by local leadership and representation. The mayor of Langley holds office for four-year terms and leads the City Council that consists of seven members elected by residents to serve four-year terms. In addition to the mayor and city council, there are various other local political positions such as county commissioner and state representatives. The current mayor is Tim Callison who was elected in 2017 and will be up for reelection in 2021. All local political candidates strive to make sure their constituents’ voices are heard on issues concerning the community; from budgeting concerns to creating an inviting atmosphere through special events, they work hard to ensure their neighbors are well represented.
The political climate in Zip 98260 (Langley, WA) is leaning liberal.
Island County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Island County, WA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 42.2%.
Island county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98260 (Langley, WA) is leaning liberal.
Langley, Washington is leaning liberal.
Island County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Oak Harbor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Langley, Washington: r r 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 98260 (Langley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,196 contributions totaling $925,867 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $24,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)