Seattle, WA 98136 is a thriving city with many different political affiliations and interests. Politically, the city has seen a shift in recent years towards more progressive ideals. There are numerous local politicians who work to represent the diverse interests of this vibrant community. Mayor Jenny Durkan is leading the charge for progressive policies that focus on creating an equitable, inclusive city. She works to create affordable housing and bring living wage jobs to Seattle's residents. The Seattle City Council consists of seven members — each representing a different district within the city — and they work together to form policy that benefits everyone in 98136. Other politicians in Seattle focus on issues such as public safety, transportation infrastructure, environmental policies, education funding, and economic development. Everyone in 98136 has a voice in politics and is encouraged to get involved and make their voices heard on important issues facing the city.
The political climate in Zip 98136 (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 98136 (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 98136 (Seattle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,181 contributions totaling $812,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $128,607 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)