Mineral, WA is a small town located in the northwest corner of Washington State. It has a population of just over 800 people, many of whom have lived there for generations. Despite its small size, Mineral has a vibrant local politics scene. It's citizens are passionate about their community and their voices are heard when it comes to local decision making processes. The town council is made up of several members who work together to ensure that the best interests of the people of Mineral are taken into account when decisions are made. Each year an election is held to determine which candidates will serve on the town council for the following two years. During this time, candidates from various political parties come forward to advocate for their views and policies, giving residents an opportunity to cast their vote for those they feel best represent them. With a range of opinions represented on the town council, Mineral remains a diverse and welcoming environment with each person having an equal say in how their community moves forward.
The political climate in Mineral, WA is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, WA is very conservative. In Lewis County, WA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.0%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mineral, WA is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, Washington is very conservative.
Centralia 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.
Mineral, 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 Mineral, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)