Leavenworth, WA is a small town located in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. With a population just under 2,000 people, Leavenworth offers its residents a tranquil and peaceful mountain lifestyle. The politics in Leavenworth are focused on the local issues that affect the residents. As such, the local government is focused on maintaining and improving the quality of life for everyone who lives here. This includes taking steps to ensure access to safe drinking water, public safety improvements, and providing services that support businesses in town. The local political candidates work hard to represent their constituents’ interests and concerns in city hall. Many of these candidates have been running for office for years and are experienced in representing the interests of their community members. They strive to make sure that all voices from within Leavenworth are heard at the voting booths during elections.
The political climate in Leavenworth, WA is somewhat 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
Leavenworth, WA is somewhat 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.
Leavenworth, 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 Leavenworth, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 901 contributions totaling $116,619 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $19,194 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)