The politics of the Yakima, WA Metro Area are focused on local issues that affect the community such as education, infrastructure, and health care. Elected officials in the area include the Mayor, City Council members, and County Commissioners who all work together to promote growth and development in the region. Community members often become involved by attending meetings and voicing their opinions about important topics. Political candidates must take into account these local issues when deciding how to represent their constituents. Both local and national political parties have a presence in Yakima, making it an important center for political discussions. The political atmosphere of Yakima is seen as a reflection of its diverse population, creating an environment where people from all backgrounds can come together to work towards common goals.
The political climate in Yakima Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Yakima Metro Area 44.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Yakima metro area remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.9%.
The Yakima metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yakima Metro Area is leaning 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.
Yakima, 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 Yakima Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,643 contributions totaling $286,493 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,413 contributions totaling $614,894 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)