The 98103 neighborhood of Seattle, WA is an area rich in political discourse and civic engagement. Due to its unique downtown location, the residents of 98103 have easy access to the many resources that make up the city’s local politics. This includes frequent visits from elected leaders, weekly town hall meetings, and a variety of community groups involved in advocating for local issues. There are also regular public forums held throughout the year which bring citizens together to discuss current issues and potentially shape future policy. In addition to the significant participation rate that exists among 98103 residents, there are also several political organizations and advocacy groups that are actively working to identify candidates who best represent their district's needs. As such, the level of political activism and representation in 98103 is at an all-time high and continues to grow with each passing election season.
The political climate in Zip 98103 (Seattle, 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 98103 (Seattle, WA) is strongly liberal.
Seattle, 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.
Seattle, 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 98103 (Seattle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,874 contributions totaling $2,386,107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 696 contributions totaling $165,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)