Wilkeson, WA 98396 is a small town located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. It has a rich history rooted in logging and mining, and is home to many businesses and residents who value its rugged beauty. Politically, Wilkeson is part of Pierce County and the 6th congressional district of Washington State. Local government consists of a Mayor and four Town Council members elected by the citizens every four years. The current mayor is Jane Smith, who has been in office since 2018. The Town Council works with local organizations like the Chamber of Commerce to ensure that Wilkeson maintains its unique culture while taking advantage of economic opportunities. Additionally, all citizens are encouraged to participate in local elections to ensure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 98396 (Wilkeson, WA) is leaning conservative.
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 98396 (Wilkeson, WA) is leaning conservative.
Wilkeson, Washington is leaning conservative.
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.
Wilkeson, 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 98396 (Wilkeson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)