The city of 98374 South Hill, WA is governed by the Mayor and City Council. This small city has a diverse population that takes part in local politics to make their voices heard. The City Council meets regularly to debate important policy decisions for the betterment of the community. Local elections are held each year to determine who will represent the interests of the citizens in political office. Residents take part in voting and campaigning for candidates who share their values and goals for the future of South Hill. There are many opportunities for civic engagement such as attending public forums or participating in community action groups to stay informed about local politics. With an engaged citizenry, South Hill is poised to continue growing and thriving as a vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 98374 (South Hill, WA) is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98374 (South Hill, WA) is leaning liberal.
South Hill, Washington is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat 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.
South Hill, 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 98374 (South Hill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,610 contributions totaling $78,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 267 contributions totaling $49,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)