Odessa, WA is a small rural town located in Lincoln County with a population of around 1,500 people. The town has a mayor and four city council members that work together on decisions related to the community and its growth. As part of their role as elected officials, they work to ensure that the local government is working properly and efficiently for the citizens. Additionally, they take care of local issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. The local government also works to provide resources to help keep Odessa a safe place to live and work. In addition to these efforts, city officials regularly engage with residents through open forums where citizens can make their voices heard and ask questions about various issues related to taxes, education, healthcare, etc. Overall, the town of Odessa offers a unique atmosphere for its citizens who enjoy living in an area rich with history and natural beauty.
The political climate in Odessa, WA is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, WA is very conservative. In Lincoln County, WA 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 24.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Odessa, WA is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, Washington 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.
Odessa, 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 Odessa, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $7,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)