West Pasco, WA is a small city located in the middle of Washington State, and it has been the home to many engaging political discussions for many years. The city is small but politically active, with many local candidates running for various offices every election season. Although no individual candidates have yet been announced for the upcoming election, West Pasco residents can always count on passionate debates about issues that are important to them. From taxes to zoning regulations, West Pasco is a city where residents care deeply about their representation and actively engage in politics as much as possible. As the election nears, this energy will only grow stronger as citizens ready themselves to cast their votes for the next round of local politicians.
The political climate in West Pasco, WA is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Franklin County, WA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Pasco, WA is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Washington is somewhat 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.
West Pasco, 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 West Pasco, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,044 contributions totaling $177,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,214 contributions totaling $255,736 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)