The politics in Prosser, WA are vibrant and diverse. There are a variety of ideas and opinions that make up the political scene in the city. Local candidates have been campaigning to represent the interests of the citizens of Prosser and bring about change for a better future. Election season is always filled with excitement as candidates offer their platforms for how they wish to shape the city into something even greater. Everyone in Prosser has a voice and local elected officials strive to ensure that everyone’s concerns are heard and addressed. The politics of Prosser, WA are focused on creating a strong community atmosphere where everyone is free to express their unique beliefs while maintaining respect for one another.
The political climate in Prosser, WA is somewhat conservative.
Benton County, WA is moderately conservative. In Benton County, WA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 37.6%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prosser, WA is somewhat conservative.
Benton County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Kennewick-Richland Metro Area is moderately 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.
Prosser, 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 Prosser, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 587 contributions totaling $23,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $55,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)