Longview, Washington is a small city located in the southwestern part of Cowlitz County. This city is governed by an elected mayor and seven-member city council who work together to set policy objectives and create a vision for Longview’s future. Over the years, the city has worked hard to improve infrastructure and build a vibrant economy. The city council has worked diligently to form relationships with local businesses in order to attract new investments and create jobs. Additionally, they have implemented initiatives that promote public safety, promote sustainable development, and ensure quality of life for all citizens. With its rich history of civic engagement and forward-thinking public policies, Longview has become a great place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Longview, WA is leaning conservative.
Cowlitz County, WA is moderately conservative. In Cowlitz County, WA 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowlitz county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
Cowlitz county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Longview, WA is leaning conservative.
Cowlitz County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Longview Metro Area is moderately 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.
Longview, Washington: d d D d 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 Longview, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,964 contributions totaling $295,798 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,336 contributions totaling $207,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)