Salmon Creek, WA is a small town located in southwest Washington. The population of Salmon Creek is approximately 3,500 people and the town is known for its rich history and its beautiful scenery. Politically, Salmon Creek has a diverse group of candidates running for local office in 98685. Current mayor Colin Brown is running for re-election after two successful terms in office. He is being challenged by alternative candidate Abby Johnson who has presented an ambitious plan to change the direction of the city. Other candidates include business owner Michael Smith who has promised to focus on economic development in Salmon Creek, and social activist Susan Blakely who wants to prioritize social justice initiatives throughout the city. All of these candidates have different views on how to move Salmon Creek forward and it will be interesting to see which one comes out on top during this election season!
The political climate in Zip 98685 (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 98685 (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 98685 (Salmon Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,399 contributions totaling $185,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 426 contributions totaling $120,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)