Cashmere, WA is a small rural town located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. It has a strong sense of community and is well-known for its access to outdoor activities. Although it is a small town, there are still many active political events that take place within Cashmere. The city council meets regularly to discuss matters regarding the local government and its citizens. Additionally, the mayor and city council members are responsible for deciding on issues related to public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and other matters. Local elections also occur every two years in order to elect new representatives who will continue to serve the people of Cashmere. These elected officials come from all walks of life and bring different perspectives which help shape the future of this unique little town.
The political climate in Cashmere, WA is leaning conservative.
Chelan County, WA is leaning conservative. In Chelan County, WA 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chelan county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 44.7%.
Chelan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cashmere, WA is leaning conservative.
Chelan County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Wenatchee Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Cashmere, Washington: R R R 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Cashmere, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 297 contributions totaling $8,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $6,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)