The politics in 98584 Shelton, WA are quite varied and involve many different stakeholders. The city is served by a mayor, council members, and a number of other elected officials such as the chief of police and city clerk. As of 2019, the population of Shelton was 9,834 people according to the US Census Bureau. The city has a history of civic engagement with voting rates that usually exceed state averages. Issues that have been discussed recently include economic development initiatives, public safety enhancements, infrastructure improvements and environmental protection measures. Additionally, there are a number of local political organizations that provide residents with an opportunity to get involved in their community's governance. These organizations promote voter registration drives and host candidate forums to ensure that local citizens stay informed about upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 98584 (Shelton, WA) is leaning conservative.
Mason County, WA is leaning conservative. In Mason County, WA 46.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98584 (Shelton, WA) is leaning conservative.
Shelton, Washington is leaning conservative.
Mason County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Shelton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Shelton, Washington: d d d d r r
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 98584 (Shelton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,791 contributions totaling $182,711 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 449 contributions totaling $88,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)