Politics in 98595 Westport, WA is an important facet of daily life. The city is represented at the state level by Senator Marko Liias who was first elected in 2014 and has been re-elected twice since then. On the local level, Westport residents are represented by their City Council which consists of seven members and a Mayor. These members are all elected by local residents to represent them and make decisions that impact the community's future. The current mayor is Mayor Tommy Simril who was first elected in 2018 and won reelection in 2020. In addition to these leaders, there are also two local ballot measures each year that require a vote from residents on issues such as taxes, regulations, and public safety initiatives. Through these ballot measures, citizens can have direct input into how the city is governed and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about their community’s future.
The political climate in Zip 98595 (Westport, WA) is leaning conservative.
Grays Harbor County, WA is leaning conservative. In Grays Harbor County, WA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grays Harbor county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 45.1%.
Grays Harbor county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98595 (Westport, WA) is leaning conservative.
Westport, Washington is leaning conservative.
Grays Harbor County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Aberdeen 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.
Westport, 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 98595 (Westport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $10,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)