Underwood, WA is a small town located in the state of Washington. It is governed by a mayor and six council members who serve four-year terms. The politics of 98651 Underwood are based on the ideals of the local population—a majority of which are supportive of environmental protection, education funding, and economic development. Local political candidates focus on these issues, as well as public safety, public services, and other important matters that affect the community. Several non-profit organizations operating in the area also advocate for these causes and work to ensure that local politicians are held accountable to their constituents. Overall, 98651 Underwood has a healthy political climate with elected officials who are active and passionate about creating a better future for their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 98651 (Underwood, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Skamania County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Skamania County, WA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skamania county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 43.7%.
Skamania county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98651 (Underwood, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Underwood, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Skamania County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Underwood, Washington: r r d r 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 98651 (Underwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $10,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)