The city of Port Orchard, WA (zip code 98366) is located in Kitsap County. It has a long history of strong community involvement and civic engagement in local politics. With a population of around 10,000 people, the citizens of Port Orchard are committed to improving their town and making sure their voices are heard. Local political candidates running for office often have deep roots in the community and they understand the issues facing the city. They work hard to ensure that Port Orchard remains an attractive place to live or work while providing quality services to its residents. Residents of Port Orchard can stay informed about local politics by reading the local newspaper or attending city council meetings where they can express their opinions. In this way, locals can become part of shaping the future and making decisions about what’s best for Port Orchard.
The political climate in Zip 98366 (Port Orchard, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Kitsap County, WA is moderately liberal. In Kitsap County, WA 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kitsap county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 38.8%.
Kitsap county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98366 (Port Orchard, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Port Orchard, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Kitsap County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard Metro Area is moderately 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.
Port Orchard, 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 98366 (Port Orchard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,103 contributions totaling $66,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $45,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)