The politics in Chehalis, WA are focused on local issues that directly affect the community. The city works towards creating a better future for its citizens through its government-led initiatives. The City Council is responsible for carrying out the city's goals and objectives. The Council consists of seven members who are elected by residents to four-year terms. They discuss topics such as housing, education, transportation, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. These topics are often discussed among local businesses and organizations in order to ensure everyone has a voice in the decision-making process. Chehalis strives to create an atmosphere of transparency and collaboration between the city government and its people. This allows both parties to have an understanding of each other’s perspectives when making important decisions for the city.
The political climate in Chehalis, WA is somewhat conservative.
Lewis County, WA is very conservative. In Lewis County, WA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.0%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chehalis, WA is somewhat conservative.
Lewis County, Washington is very conservative.
Centralia 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.
Chehalis, 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 Chehalis, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 637 contributions totaling $29,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 428 contributions totaling $87,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)