Connell, WA is a small town located in Franklin County. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and six council members elected by local residents. The town is committed to building strong relationships between citizens and government, ensuring that everyone is represented regardless of political beliefs. The Mayor and Council work together to create policies that benefit the entire community, focusing on balanced economic growth, responsible fiscal management, improved quality of life, and sound environmental practices. The town also strives to provide its citizens with quality public services such as police and fire protection, water and sewer utilities, parks and recreational activities. As a result of this focus on quality governance, Connell has become an increasingly desirable place to live for both long-term residents and newcomers alike.
The political climate in Connell, WA is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Franklin County, WA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Connell, WA is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Kennewick-Richland 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.
Connell, 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 Connell, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $3,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $14,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)