Benton City, WA is a small city with a population of just over 6,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and local pride, and politics in the city are closely watched by residents. Local elections often feature a diverse range of candidates who represent different views and ideologies. The candidates are known for their commitment to improving the lives of citizens through initiatives such as economic development, job creation, and educational opportunities. City leaders strive to create an atmosphere that encourages collaboration and open dialogue among all residents. Benton City takes great pride in its political process and is committed to ensuring fairness and transparency when it comes to local government decisions.
The political climate in Benton City, WA is somewhat conservative.
Benton County, WA is moderately conservative. In Benton County, WA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 37.6%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benton City, WA is somewhat conservative.
Benton County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Kennewick-Richland 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.
Benton City, 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 Benton City, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,077 contributions totaling $52,293 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 327 contributions totaling $46,404 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)