Roy, WA is a small city located in the 98580 zip code. The politics of this area are largely focused on local issues and the community works together to create a strong sense of unity and common purpose. The City Council is elected by its citizens who work diligently to ensure that the city functions efficiently and effectively. Additionally, the local governments collaborate with other municipalities in the region to guarantee that all areas have access to quality services. Citizens are encouraged to participate in their government, vote for political candidates, and voice their concerns or opinions whenever possible. Roy residents have a real say in how their city is run, creating an environment based on trust and transparency between its citizens and governing body.
The political climate in Zip 98580 (Roy, WA) is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98580 (Roy, WA) is leaning liberal.
Roy, Washington is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Roy, 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 98580 (Roy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $11,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $6,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)