Politics in the 98126 Seattle, WA area is a hot topic amongst its residents. The most current political issues have to do with local initiatives that aim to reduce traffic congestion, improve public education, and support economic growth in the community. Local politicians are working hard to ensure that the community's needs are met in these initiatives. There are several candidates running for office in the upcoming election cycle, and each candidate has their own unique platform which they hope will resonate with voters. Residents of 98126 have been discussing these issues for some time now, and it remains an important topic in the community as citizens look forward to casting their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 98126 (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 98126 (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 98126 (Seattle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,906 contributions totaling $498,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $20,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)