Politics in Seattle, WA 98154 are largely dominated by the Democratic party. In the 2018 mid-term election, voters in this area voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. In addition to state and federal candidates, local races for city council, county executive, and other executive offices have become increasingly competitive in recent years as more people get involved in politics. There has been a rise in activism on both sides of the political aisle in this area as well, from attending town hall meetings to getting out the vote efforts. As Seattle continues to grow and change with the times so do its politics; making it an exciting place to live and be politically engaged!
The political climate in Zip 98154 (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 98154 (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 98154 (Seattle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $14,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)