Neah Bay, WA 98357 is a small rural community located in Washington State at the extreme northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula. The population of Neah Bay is 735 people, and it is the seat of the Makah Tribe. Although a small community, politics are important in Neah Bay and their local government is key to ensuring that the needs of its citizens are met. The Makah Tribal Council provides a unique system of governance that blends traditional values with modern law. The seven-member council holds regular elections to ensure that the right candidates are chosen for office. Community members have an opportunity to make their voices heard by voting for their preferred candidate on election day. In addition to tribal elections, state and federal elected officials also represent Neah Bay's interests in government and forums. Each of these representatives works hard to ensure that Neah Bay’s concerns are addressed appropriately within larger governmental entities and processes.
The political climate in Zip 98357 (Neah Bay, WA) is leaning conservative.
Clallam County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clallam County, WA 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clallam county flipped Democratic, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Clallam county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98357 (Neah Bay, WA) is leaning conservative.
Neah Bay, Washington is leaning conservative.
Clallam County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Port Angeles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Neah Bay, Washington: r r d d r 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 98357 (Neah Bay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $18,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $733 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)