Richland, WA is a small city in the state of Washington. It is a vibrant community that is committed to local politics. In recent years, the people of Richland have taken an interest in ensuring that their voices are heard and their interests are represented in government. The city has elected several representatives to both state and national government who have worked hard to represent the needs and interests of their constituents. Additionally, local elections have brought to light important issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. The people of Richland strive for fair representation in all levels of government so that they can make sure their voices are heard and their needs addressed.
The political climate in Richland, 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
Richland, 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.
Richland, 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 Richland, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,989 contributions totaling $753,531 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,083 contributions totaling $653,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)