Woodland, WA 98674 is a small town located in the Cowlitz County area of Washington State. Politics in this region are fairly traditional and conservative, with a focus on fiscal responsibility and limited government involvement. The major political parties active in Woodland are the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, and the Libertarian Party. Local politicians from these parties have been working to ensure that Woodland receives its fair share of funding from the state legislature for essential services such as public education, road maintenance, public safety, and healthcare. In addition to these main parties, many smaller local groups have been gaining traction in recent years. These groups focus on issues that directly affect the community such as public transportation, environmental sustainability initiatives, economic development projects, and civil rights advocacy. All of these groups strive to bring their voices to the forefront of local politics by engaging citizens and advocating their positions at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 98674 (Woodland, WA) is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, WA is moderately conservative. In Cowlitz County, WA 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowlitz county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
Cowlitz county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98674 (Woodland, WA) is moderately conservative.
Woodland, Washington is moderately conservative.
Cowlitz County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Longview Metro Area is moderately 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.
Woodland, 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 98674 (Woodland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $21,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $65,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)