The small town of 98576 Rainier, WA is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of neighborly connection. Despite its rural location, the town of Rainier has a vibrant political scene that is animated by important conversations about local issues. The town is represented in the state legislature by two representatives who are committed to advocating on behalf of the interests of their constituents. Additionally, local elections often draw a great deal of interest from the community as candidates vie for seats in offices such as mayor, city council, school board and other positions. With passionate debates and compelling arguments from both sides, politics have become an important part of life in 98576 Rainier, WA.
The political climate in Zip 98576 (Rainier, WA) is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98576 (Rainier, WA) is leaning liberal.
Rainier, Washington is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Metro Area is moderately 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.
Rainier, 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 98576 (Rainier)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 759 contributions totaling $14,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $4,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)