Wenatchee, Washington is a small city located in Chelan County and is home to a diverse population with many different political leanings. The politics of Wenatchee are largely shaped by the various organizations and committees that work together to make decisions about local laws, regulations, and other important matters. Each year, citizens have the opportunity to elect representatives to the City Council who serve as the voice and decision-makers on behalf of their constituents. While there are several political parties represented on the Council, most of them center on consensus-building and collaboration in order to reach a common goal. Additionally, there are numerous local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Chelan County, Wenatchee Valley Business Association, and others that provide unique perspectives on issues concerning Wenatchee residents. These organizations come together to help shape policies at both the local and state level. Despite differing opinions among its residents, Wenatchee remains committed to creating an environment where all voices can be heard regardless of political affiliation or background.
The political climate in Wenatchee, WA is leaning 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
Wenatchee, WA is leaning 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.
Wenatchee, 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 Wenatchee, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,244 contributions totaling $260,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,434 contributions totaling $234,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)