Located in Klickitat County, Washington, 98628 is a small farming and ranching community. The area has been around since the late 1800s and maintained its quaint small-town charm over the years. It is governed by a 3-person city council which are elected from the local residents of 98628. The current mayor is Loren Buhr and all members of the council are committed to protecting the rural character of the area while promoting economic development. There have been several initiatives in recent years to bring more businesses into the town, as well as an increase in recreational activities for locals to enjoy. In addition, 98628 has strong community involvement in local politics, with many citizens taking part in political campaigns and participating at town hall meetings.
The political climate in Zip 98628 (Klickitat, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Klickitat County, WA 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Klickitat county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 43.9%.
Klickitat county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98628 (Klickitat, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Klickitat, 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 98628 (Klickitat)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $569 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)