The unincorporated community of Point Roberts, WA is home to a diverse population of over 1,300 people. While it is an independent area, Point Roberts is governed by Whatcom County laws and regulations. In terms of local politics, the area has its own non-partisan advisory board known as the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC). The PRCAC works to allow residents and visitors to have a voice in their civic matters. They provide input on zoning and land use related issues that may affect the area's environment or infrastructure. It also serves as a liaison between the county government and the community in order to ensure that residents' concerns are heard and addressed adequately. Each year, new members are elected for three-year terms in order to keep the committee’s representation current with any changes that may be occurring in the community. The PRCAC is an integral part of preserving Point Roberts' unique identity and ensuring that its residents remain engaged with their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 98281 (Point Roberts, 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 98281 (Point Roberts, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Point Roberts, 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.
Point Roberts, 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 98281 (Point Roberts)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $18,962 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $10,762 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)