The small community of 98280 Orcas, WA has a vibrant political landscape. Although there are no local political candidates in this area, the politics of the region have strong impact on its inhabitants. The citizens of 98280 Orcas, WA are dedicated to making their voices heard on important issues such as education, healthcare and the environment. Over the years, the people here have worked together to create policies that help ensure a prosperous future for everyone in the community. Residents take part in civic activism and actively participate in local decision-making forums. In addition, local organizations are involved in research and advocacy on a wide range of topics pertaining to Orcas and its residents. All these efforts aim to make sure that everyone is represented fairly when it comes to influencing public policy within the region.
The political climate in Zip 98280 (Orcas, WA) is moderately liberal.
San Juan County, WA is very liberal. In San Juan County, WA 73.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Juan county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.7% to 23.2%.
San Juan county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98280 (Orcas, WA) is moderately liberal.
Orcas, Washington is moderately liberal.
San Juan County, Washington is very liberal.
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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.
Orcas, 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 98280 (Orcas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $18,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $10,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)