Vancouver, WA 98684 is a vibrant city located in Clark County that prides itself on its diverse and active political landscape. There are many local political candidates vying for office in the city, ranging from members of the local Republican and Democratic parties to independent candidates. These candidates are passionate about representing their constituents and implementing new policies that will improve the lives of their fellow Vancouverites. Their positions on a wide variety of issues including education, health care, taxes, housing, business regulation and much more can be found by listening to debates or attending town hall meetings. With an engaged population that is eager to get informed and involved in the political process, it’s no wonder why Vancouver has such a thriving political environment.
The political climate in Zip 98684 (Vancouver, WA) is leaning liberal.
Clark County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clark County, WA 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 51.0% to 45.9%.
Clark county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98684 (Vancouver, WA) is leaning liberal.
Vancouver, Washington is leaning liberal.
Clark County, Washington is leaning liberal.
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.
Vancouver, Washington: r r 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 98684 (Vancouver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,202 contributions totaling $90,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 256 contributions totaling $91,933 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)