Brewster, WA is a small town located in Okanogan County. Like many small towns, Brewster has an active local political system that is a key part of the community. At the local level, citizens can have direct input into their government by attending city council meetings and providing their opinion on issues such as infrastructure improvements and public safety. Candidates for elected positions in Brewster must be qualified residents of the town who are dedicated to representing the interests of their constituents. The mayor and four city council members are elected to form the governing body of Brewster with each member serving a four-year term. The mayor serves as the presiding officer at all city council meetings and is also responsible for appointing individuals to various boards and commissions. Overall, politics in Brewster provides an important way for citizens to take part in shaping their community's future.
The political climate in Brewster, WA is leaning conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brewster, WA is leaning conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Brewster, 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 Brewster, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $2,881 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $24,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)