Pullman, WA, located in Whitman County, is a small city with a population of about 32,000 people. The city is served by an elected mayor and city council members. Elected officials in Pullman are responsible for upholding the citizens' rights while providing efficient government services and maintaining the city's infrastructure. Recently, the mayor and council have been focusing on creating economic development opportunities that will attract businesses to the area while also preserving the character of the town. They have also worked to improve roads, provide better public transportation options, and ensure public safety. With upcoming local elections coming soon, voters will choose between various candidates that represent different views on how to continue developing Pullman as a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 99163 (Pullman, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Whitman County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Whitman County, WA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitman county remained strongly Democratic, 52.9% to 42.9%.
Whitman county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99163 (Pullman, WA) is somewhat liberal.
Pullman, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Whitman County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Pullman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pullman, Washington: R r d r 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 99163 (Pullman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,433 contributions totaling $321,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 439 contributions totaling $1,377,053 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)