Geneva, WA is a small town located in northeastern Washington State. It has a population of about 300 and is primarily known for its agricultural industry. Politically, Geneva is represented by County Commissioner Bob McCaslin, who was elected to the position in 2019. The city also has an active City Council comprised of five members who are elected by popular vote every four years. The City Council works hard to ensure that the citizens of Geneva are heard on important issues that affect the community. Recently there have been discussions around increasing public safety measures, infrastructure investments, and economic development initiatives in the city. Overall, Geneva’s politics are focused on supporting its local residents and businesses while maintaining a sense of community pride with each decision they make.
The political climate in Geneva, WA is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, WA is strongly liberal. In Whatcom County, WA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whatcom county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 36.4%.
Whatcom county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Geneva, WA is somewhat liberal.
Whatcom County, Washington is strongly liberal.
Bellingham Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Geneva, Washington: r d D D D D
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 Geneva, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,001 contributions totaling $433,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 343 contributions totaling $49,902 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)