Ritzville, Washington is a small city with a population of about 1,673 people according to the 2010 census. The city has a mayor-council form of government and is made up of five council members who are elected by the people in Ritzville. The political atmosphere in Ritzville is generally neutral with no dominant party taking charge. Every four years, local candidates run for mayor and council positions in order to represent the interests of their constituents. Elections are usually fair and peaceful with citizens casting their ballots at community polling places. All residents have the right to voice their opinion on political issues through letters or public comments during city council meetings. People in Ritzville take pride in their local government and come together as a community to provide feedback on decisions that will shape their hometown for years to come.
The political climate in Ritzville, WA is moderately conservative.
Adams County, WA is very conservative. In Adams County, WA 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 30.9%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ritzville, WA is moderately conservative.
Adams County, Washington is very conservative.
Othello 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.
Ritzville, 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 Ritzville, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $10,933 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)