Politics in 98466 University Place, WA are largely focused on creating a vibrant and sustainable city for current and future generations. In the last election cycle, local candidates focused on issues such as public safety, affordable housing, public transportation, and environmental protection. Some of the leading candidates ran campaigns promoting economic development initiatives to attract new businesses to the area. They also advocated for greater access to quality healthcare services and schools for students. Additionally, they strived to create better connections between University Place residents and their nearby neighbors in Tacoma. The political landscape in University Place continues to be ever-evolving with new ideas that will continue to make it an even more desirable place to live.
The political climate in Zip 98466 (University Place, WA) is somewhat 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 98466 (University Place, WA) is somewhat liberal.
University Place, Washington is somewhat 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.
University Place, 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 98466 (University Place)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,586 contributions totaling $457,661 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $35,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)