Renton, WA 98056 is a vibrant and diverse community in South King County. It is home to a variety of businesses, parks, recreational centers, and educational institutions. The city's politics reflect its diversity, with an emphasis on collaboration and consensus-building among its citizens and elected officials. Local elections are competitive and often bring out many candidates with different ideas about how to best serve the residents of Renton. Issues such as housing affordability, public safety, economic development, environmental protection, and transportation have been at the forefront of local debates. The City Council and Mayor work together to develop policies that benefit all citizens of Renton while respecting their individual values. Residents also have opportunities to get involved in local politics by attending meetings or joining committees where they can make their voices heard. Community involvement is key in ensuring that Renton continues to be a prosperous and welcoming place for all who choose to call it home!
The political climate in Zip 98056 (Renton, WA) is strongly liberal.
King County, WA is very liberal. In King County, WA 75.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, King county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.0% to 22.2%.
King county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98056 (Renton, WA) is strongly liberal.
Renton, Washington is strongly liberal.
King County, Washington is very liberal.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very 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.
Renton, 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 98056 (Renton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,280 contributions totaling $193,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 286 contributions totaling $74,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)