Ahtanum, WA is a small community located in Eastern Washington. It has a strong sense of community spirit and local pride among its residents. The town is governed by the Ahtanum City Council, which consists of five elected officials who are responsible for making laws and regulations for the town. Ahtanum also elects representatives to state and federal offices as well as other local political positions. These representatives are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents and working with other elected officials to create positive change in the community. The people of Ahtanum take great pride in their elected officials - from city council members to state representatives - as they work hard to provide services and protections that help make life better for everyone living in this small town.
The political climate in Ahtanum, WA is somewhat conservative.
Yakima County, WA is leaning conservative. In Yakima County, WA 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, Yakima county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.9%.
Yakima county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ahtanum, WA is somewhat conservative.
Yakima County, Washington is leaning conservative.
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.
Ahtanum, 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 Ahtanum, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,674 contributions totaling $110,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,230 contributions totaling $272,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)