Pacific Beach, WA 98571 is a small yet vibrant community located on the coast of Washington State. The city has a long history and is home to many wonderful businesses, parks, and other attractions. Politics in Pacific Beach are quite diverse. With over two thousand people living in the area, there is no one dominant political party. Most citizens of Pacific Beach identify as independent or with multiple parties, allowing for more meaningful dialogue and representation in local government decisions. There are many local political groups that work to support the community by hosting events, advocating for policy change, and engaging in conversations around important issues. From environmental protection to education reform, residents of Pacific Beach take an active role in shaping their community's future through civic engagement and voting in local elections.
The political climate in Zip 98571 (Pacific Beach, 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 98571 (Pacific Beach, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Pacific Beach, 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.
Pacific Beach, 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 98571 (Pacific Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)