The Centralia, WA Metro Area is located in the Southwest corner of Washington State and is an area that is centered on the city of Centralia. The area has a long history of civic engagement, with a number of local government committees and representatives who are actively involved in the decisions that affect the people who live there. Political topics such as taxes, infrastructure, education, healthcare, environmental protection, and social services are regularly discussed within the community. Additionally, citizens have opportunities to engage in local events such as town hall meetings or rallies where they can express their opinions and views on important issues. Throughout this metro area are several elected officials who represent the residents of this region and make decisions on behalf of them in order to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met.
The political climate in Centralia Metro Area is very conservative.
In Centralia Metro Area 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, the Centralia metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.0%.
The Centralia metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Centralia, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Centralia Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,236 contributions totaling $142,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,225 contributions totaling $201,687 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)