The politics in Salmon Creek, WA 98686 are largely focused on local issues that affect the city and its residents. The mayor of Salmon Creek is currently Ed Wilson, who was elected in 2017. He's committed to improving infrastructure, creating economic opportunities for local businesses, and advocating for the needs of the community. The city council consists of seven members who work together to make decisions about municipal matters such as budgeting and regulating land use. In recent years, they have worked hard to expand access to recreational activities for residents while also supporting existing businesses within the community. There are also a variety of political organizations throughout the town that advocate for various causes and promote civic engagement among citizens.
The political climate in Zip 98686 (Salmon Creek, WA) is leaning liberal.
Clark County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clark County, WA 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 51.0% to 45.9%.
Clark county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98686 (Salmon Creek, WA) is leaning liberal.
Salmon Creek, Washington is leaning liberal.
Clark County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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.
Salmon Creek, Washington: r r 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 98686 (Salmon Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,668 contributions totaling $97,456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $62,722 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)