Tonasket, WA is a small rural town located in the North-Central part of Washington State. Politics in Tonasket are governed directly by Okanogan County, which is composed of several commissioners elected by the residents of the county. These commissioners are responsible for enacting laws and regulations that affect all aspects of life in Tonasket, from education to public safety. The town also has its own mayor who is selected by the people every four years and serves as an advocate for local issues. Local elections occur every two years when citizens have the opportunity to choose candidates who will represent their interests on the county board. In addition, state-wide initiatives and referendums are voted on by all Okanogan County residents when they come up for ballot consideration. Overall, politics in Tonasket are heavily influenced by both local activists and elected officials alike who strive to ensure that all voices in the community are heard and respected.
The political climate in Tonasket, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tonasket, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington 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.
Tonasket, 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 Tonasket, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $20,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $20,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)