Zip 98134 (Seattle, WA) Voting


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The 98134 zip code of Seattle, WA is located in the northern part of the city and is home to a diverse population with a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. The current political situation in the area is heavily influenced by the local government that serves the residents. At the head of this body is Mayor Jenny Durkan, who has worked to prioritize housing affordability, transportation accessibility, public safety, and economic development in her decisions. Additionally, Seattle City Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Debora Juarez both represent this district by advocating for public health initiatives as well as improved job opportunities for underserved communities. These leaders are all working together to ensure that 98134 continues to be an inclusive and vibrant part of Seattle.

The political climate in Zip 98134 (Seattle, WA) is very 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 98134 (Seattle, WA) is very liberal.


Seattle, Washington is very 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 98134 (Seattle)

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $30,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $24,319 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $624 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

King County, Washington Politics Voting
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