Clinton is a community and census-designated place (CDP) located on southern Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington, United States. The town was named after Clinton, Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village was 928. However, the say office serves at least 2,500 people.

Clinton is the western terminus of the Whidbey Island (Clinton)-to-Mukilteo Washington State Ferries route. It is served by State Route 525 and several major county roads.

Even while the village Place of Clinton is small, people as far-off as 7 miles (11.5 km) away find Clinton to be their home. Much of the village is situated on a tall bluff overlooking Saratoga Passage on Puget Sound. The community of Columbia Beach, however, rests at sea level. To the north of the ferry wharf is obsolete Clinton, where the community started.

There are two grocery stores in Clinton, one in the downtown area and complementary a few miles west, at what has been named Ken’s Korner. Additionally, Clinton has a Dairy Queen, the only quick food restaurant on the south grow less of Whidbey Island. The Sno-Isle Regional Library System recently built a library, supported by the “Friends of the Clinton Library”.

Based upon per capita income, Clinton ranks 79th of 522 areas in the permit of Washington to be ranked. It is in addition to the highest rank achieved in Island County.