Longbranch, WA is a small town in the 98349 zip code area with a population of around 3,500 people. Despite its small size, there is an active political scene in Longbranch. Every year a number of candidates run for various offices at the local and county level. This year's field of candidates includes two individuals running for City Council, one candidate running for County Commissioner and one candidate running for Sheriff. Each has their own unique approach to the issues facing the community and will bring different ideas to the table if elected. The city council races are sure to be contentious as each candidate wants to make their mark on the city's future. The County Commission race will also be interesting as it could shape the direction of county politics going forward. The Sheriff election is likely to be quite competitive given that this office holds great power and opportunities for the citizens of Longbranch.
The political climate in Zip 98349 (Longbranch, 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 98349 (Longbranch, WA) is leaning liberal.
Longbranch, 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.
Longbranch, 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 98349 (Longbranch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 578 contributions totaling $21,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $7,206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)