Easton, WA is a small city in the northeastern corner of Washington state. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong community values. Politically, Easton has always been strongly Democratic, though there are some Republican voters in the area. Local politics are often focused on issues that affect the community such as education funding, economic development and public safety. The City Council consists of five members who are elected to four year terms by the citizens of Easton. Elections usually feature local candidates that have strong grassroots support and a commitment to serving their constituents. Voters in Easton also have the chance to take part in larger state and national elections when they come up each year.
The political climate in Easton, WA is somewhat conservative.
Kittitas County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Kittitas County, WA 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kittitas county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 43.3%.
Kittitas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Easton, WA is somewhat conservative.
Kittitas County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Ellensburg Metro Area 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.
Easton, 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 Easton, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $69,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $43,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)