Castle Rock, WA is a small city located in the southwestern part of Washington State. It has long been known for its strong sense of community and emphasis on local politics. Local elections are held every two years, and citizens are encouraged to participate in the political process. There are several key issues that residents often discuss during local elections, including education, taxation, environmental protection, public safety, infrastructure improvement, and economic development. Residents also have the opportunity to elect representatives to both the state and federal legislatures. Every election season brings with it much debate among the candidates running for office as well as those who wish to make their voices heard through voting. The city prides itself on being an active participant in democracy and encourages its citizens to take part in their local government by exercising their right to vote.
The political climate in Castle Rock, WA is somewhat conservative.
Cowlitz County, WA is moderately conservative. In Cowlitz County, WA 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, Cowlitz county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
Cowlitz county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castle Rock, WA is somewhat conservative.
Cowlitz County, Washington is moderately conservative.
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.
Castle Rock, 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 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 Castle Rock, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 840 contributions totaling $42,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $64,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)