Lyle, Washington is a small rural town located in the Columbia River Gorge near the border of Oregon. Despite its small size and population, Lyle remains an important part of the local political landscape. The town is represented in the Washington State Legislature by Senator Annette Cleveland and Representative Monica Stonier, both of whom are Democrats. Local elections are usually very competitive, as residents are passionate about their community and take part in many candidate forums and debates throughout election season. The city also has its own government body which serves to protect the interests of its citizens. This includes setting policies regarding taxation, public safety, infrastructure development, and other aspects of civic life. Additionally, Lyle is home to several political advocacy organizations that work to support progressive causes such as environmental conservation and social justice reform. All in all, politics in Lyle remain vibrant despite the town’s small size.
The political climate in Lyle, WA is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Klickitat County, WA 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Klickitat county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 43.9%.
Klickitat county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyle, WA is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat County, Washington 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.
Lyle, Washington: R R d 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 Lyle, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $10,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,322 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)