Oakville, Washington is a small town located in Grays Harbor County that has approximately 1,200 residents. The local politics of Oakville are handled by the Town Council, which is made up of five elected council members who serve four-year terms. The town council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month to discuss and take action on local matters such as zoning regulations, public works initiatives, and other municipal issues. Recently, the Town Council has been focused on improving the infrastructure of Oakville's small downtown area and developing new recreational options for residents. Additionally, the Town Council has worked to ensure that all citizens have access to quality healthcare services and has prioritized maintaining an excellent network of roads within the city limits. As a result of these efforts, Oakville is a friendly and inviting place for visitors and locals alike.
The political climate in Zip 98568 (Oakville, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Grays Harbor County, WA is leaning conservative. In Grays Harbor County, WA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grays Harbor county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 45.1%.
Grays Harbor county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98568 (Oakville, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Oakville, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Grays Harbor County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Oakville, Washington: d d D D r r
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 98568 (Oakville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $33,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $14,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)