98278 Whidbey Island Station, WA is a vibrant community with an active political landscape. This small town is served by the local government of Island County and its Board of Commissioners. The board consists of three members elected by the citizens to serve four-year terms in office. These elected officials are responsible for setting policy, making budget decisions, and ensuring the best interests of the community are met. Local elections are held every two years in 98278 Whidbey Island Station, WA with candidates from both major political parties vying for office. These elections provide an opportunity for citizens to be directly involved in their local government and have their voices heard through the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 98278 (Whidbey Island Station, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Island County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Island County, WA 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 42.2%.
Island county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98278 (Whidbey Island Station, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Whidbey Island Station, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Island County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Oak Harbor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Whidbey Island Station, 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 98278 (Whidbey Island Station)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)