Spokane Valley, Washington is a suburb of Spokane located in the eastern part of the state. It is a growing community with an estimated population of over 100,000 people. Politics in Spokane Valley are largely influenced by the values and goals of its citizens. Residents of Spokane Valley want to maintain their quality of life by supporting initiatives that provide for their safety, education, and growth. This includes support for local small businesses, infrastructure improvements, and efforts to promote sustainability. The city council is comprised of seven members who strive to serve the best interests of their constituents while keeping taxes low. In addition to municipal elections, voters in Spokane Valley also participate in county-wide elections that determine representation at all levels of government. With an active political landscape and engaged citizens, Spokane Valley has become an important part of local politics in Washington State.
The political climate in Spokane Valley, WA is leaning conservative.
Spokane County, WA is leaning conservative. In Spokane County, WA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spokane county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.0%.
Spokane county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spokane Valley, WA is leaning conservative.
Spokane County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Spokane-Spokane Valley Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Spokane Valley, 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 Spokane Valley, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,694 contributions totaling $366,767 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,249 contributions totaling $504,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)