The politics of Lakeview, WA are quite diverse and unique. The small town is represented on a state and local level by a combination of elected officials from both major political parties. On the local level, the mayor and city council are the representatives who make decisions affecting the lives of citizens in Lakeview. This includes issues such as taxation, local infrastructure, public safety, parks and recreation, and more. Local elections in Lakeview tend to be heavily contested as voters look for candidates that will best represent their interests. State representatives also have an impact on life in Lakeview by advocating for legislation that affects citizens statewide. Overall, politics in Lakeview is an active part of everyday life and helps to ensure that every citizen is heard regardless of political party affiliation.
The political climate in Lakeview, WA is strongly conservative.
Grant County, WA is very conservative. In Grant County, WA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 31.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeview, WA is strongly conservative.
Grant County, Washington is very conservative.
Moses Lake Metro Area is very 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.
Lakeview, 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 Lakeview, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $9,646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)