Ephrata, WA is a small city located in the Columbia Basin region of Grant County. It is an area with strong conservative values and these are reflected in its politics. The political landscape of Ephrata is dominated by the Republican party, and voters typically elect candidates who represent their views on issues such as health care, gun control, and taxation. While local elections are often spirited affairs, those running for office in Ephrata rarely diverge from the Republican platform. Despite this, there has been some movement toward more progressive politics in recent years as residents have become more aware of national issues and voted accordingly. As a result, the city council now contains several members who represent minority opinions and causes that are not traditionally supported by conservatives. This has opened up conversations between different groups about how to best serve the needs of Ephrata's citizens while respecting everyone's values.
The political climate in Ephrata, WA is moderately conservative.
Grant County, WA is very conservative. In Grant County, WA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 31.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ephrata, WA is moderately conservative.
Grant County, Washington is very conservative.
Moses Lake Metro Area is very 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.
Ephrata, 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 Ephrata, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $19,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $11,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)