The small town of Manchester, WA (zip code 98353) is home to a diverse community of people. It is a relatively quiet and peaceful area where the primary focus is on close-knit relationships within the local neighborhood. While there are no city-level governments or politicians, Manchester does have its share of civic involvement at the local level. The Manchester Community Center serves as a hub for town meetings and gatherings, where residents can come together to discuss important issues that affect their daily lives. From school board decisions to building projects, the Manchester Community Center offers citizens an opportunity to have their voice heard. Additionally, nonprofits such as the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce host events and workshops throughout the year that bring people together for advocacy and engagement initiatives. Overall, politics in 98353 Manchester may not be as high profile or glamorous as bigger cities, but its locals remain dedicated to working towards the betterment of their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 98353 (Manchester, WA) is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, WA is moderately liberal. In Kitsap County, WA 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kitsap county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 38.8%.
Kitsap county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98353 (Manchester, WA) is leaning liberal.
Manchester, Washington is leaning liberal.
Kitsap County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard Metro Area is moderately 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.
Manchester, 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 98353 (Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $6,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $7,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)