The politics in 98592 Union, WA is an interesting subject of discussion. Although Union does not have any local political candidates, the town is still heavily involved in politics due to its location in the state of Washington. Local citizens are passionate about their opinions and actively participate in political discussions surrounding taxes, education, healthcare, infrastructure and more. The town also works closely with representatives from larger towns and cities in the region to discuss issues that affect all of Washington. Furthermore, people living in Union often take part in advocacy efforts for important causes such as civil rights and environmental protection. In short, although Union has no strict local political candidates or offices, locals remain engaged and passionate about the politics of their community and state.
The political climate in Zip 98592 (Union, WA) is somewhat 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 98592 (Union, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Union, Washington is somewhat 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.
Union, 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 98592 (Union)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 277 contributions totaling $8,728 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $15,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $552 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)