The Longview, WA Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse place to live with a strong sense of community. The local politics reflect the values and interests of the citizens of the Longview area. There are a variety of elected officials representing different areas that contribute to the thriving atmosphere. Key issues that are important to Longview's political landscape include affordable housing, economic development, environmental conservation, and public safety. Additionally, local politicians work diligently to ensure that all constituents receive equal representation in Longview’s government. This includes creating opportunities for meaningful civic engagement as well as supporting social services for those most in need. Through their hard work and dedication, these local politicians strive every day to make sure that the Longview Metro Area continues to be a great place to call home.
The political climate in Longview Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Longview Metro Area 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Longview metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
The Longview metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Longview Metro Area is moderately 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.
Longview, Washington: d d D d 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 Longview Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,544 contributions totaling $237,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,322 contributions totaling $241,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)