The politics in 98647 Skamokawa Valley, WA are centered around local issues and involve the whole community. Each year, local residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates who understand their needs and represent their interests. This year, a few key issues include economic development, environmental protection, and public safety. Residents have a chance to weigh in on these issues by electing representatives who will make decisions that reflect the values of the entire community. Community engagement is important in making sure each voice is heard and that everyone is involved in making decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Zip 98647 (Skamokawa Valley, WA) is moderately conservative.
Wahkiakum County, WA is moderately conservative. In Wahkiakum County, WA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wahkiakum county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.1%.
Wahkiakum county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98647 (Skamokawa Valley, WA) is moderately conservative.
Skamokawa Valley, Washington is moderately conservative.
Wahkiakum County, Washington is moderately conservative.
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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.
Skamokawa Valley, Washington: R r d r 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 98647 (Skamokawa Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)