The politics in 98266 Peaceful Valley, WA are of great interest to its citizens. The community takes great pride in their local government and elected officials, who are held to a higher standard of accountability. There is a great emphasis on being engaged with the political process and regularly participating in local elections. Residents actively work to stay informed of current events and take part in town hall meetings and other civic activities. Local political candidates come from all walks of life to represent the diverse backgrounds of the people in Peaceful Valley, WA. They strive to provide solutions that will positively impact the future of the community and benefit everyone involved. Through open dialogue and respectful disagreement, they strive to ensure that all voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 98266 (Peaceful Valley, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, WA is strongly liberal. In Whatcom County, WA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whatcom county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 36.4%.
Whatcom county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98266 (Peaceful Valley, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Peaceful Valley, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, Washington is strongly liberal.
Bellingham Metro Area is strongly 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.
Peaceful Valley, Washington: r 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 98266 (Peaceful Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $10,637 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $17,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $591 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)