Rochester, WA is a small town located in Thurston County. It is an area that boasts a strong sense of community and civic involvement. The local government takes pride in their work to ensure the quality of life for its residents and the success of businesses within the area. Residents take part in local politics by voting on issues that will affect their day-to-day lives such as taxes, health care, education, housing, public safety, and more. Local elections often feature numerous candidates from various political backgrounds competing for the seat of mayor and city council positions. In addition to voting for these positions, citizens also have the right to seek office themselves or volunteer with different campaigns around town to advocate for their desired candidate or issue. With a commitment to engaging with town politics and making sure voices are heard, Rochester continues to be an exemplary model of civic responsibility.
The political climate in Rochester, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, WA is moderately liberal. In Thurston County, WA 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thurston county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 38.8%.
Thurston county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rochester, WA is leaning liberal.
Thurston County, Washington is moderately liberal.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Rochester, Washington: D D D D D D
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 Rochester, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $10,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $10,917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)