The politics in Onalaska, WA are largely influenced by the local community's values and beliefs. The town is home to many active citizens who have made their voices heard through attending town hall meetings, participating in ballot initiatives, and voting in local elections. Local political candidates often debate issues related to education, public safety, and economic development. These debates allow the residents of Onalaska to become more engaged in the political process and make informed decisions when it comes to electing representatives who will work for them. Through engaging with their local politicians, the people of Onalaska are able to ensure that their needs are represented on a larger scale.
The political climate in Onalaska, 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
Onalaska, 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.
Onalaska, 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 Onalaska, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 507 contributions totaling $19,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $14,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)