Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 is a vibrant city located in southwest Snohomish County. It is a diverse community with a strong sense of civic pride and involvement in local politics. The City Council is composed of seven members, elected to four-year terms, who are responsible for setting the direction of the City and ensuring the responsible management of its resources. Community engagement is key to Mountlake Terrace's success as it ensures that residents have a say in how their government runs and has led to effective strategies for solving problems within the city. Residents value the chance to make their voices heard and stay involved in matters that affect them on an individual level as well as on a larger scale. In addition, the city offers numerous opportunities to engage with local politicians, from attending public meetings and voicing concerns directly, to participating in volunteer activities or even running for office themselves.
The political climate in Zip 98043 (Mountlake Terrace, WA) is moderately liberal.
Snohomish County, WA is moderately liberal. In Snohomish County, WA 58.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Snohomish county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.5% to 37.9%.
Snohomish county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98043 (Mountlake Terrace, WA) is moderately liberal.
Mountlake Terrace, Washington is moderately liberal.
Snohomish County, Washington is moderately 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.
Mountlake Terrace, 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 98043 (Mountlake Terrace)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,392 contributions totaling $104,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $14,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)