White Salmon, WA is a small town located in the Columbia River Gorge that has been voted one of the best places to live in Washington State. With a population of about 2,000 people, it is known for its outdoor recreation and small-town charm. Politically speaking, White Salmon is largely progressive and supportive of environmental initiatives. Recently, municipal elections have seen candidates advocating for further sustainability efforts and economic development initiatives to help benefit the local businesses and residents. Additionally, there has been plenty of support for social justice reforms within the community that aim to increase access to resources and services across the area.
The political climate in White Salmon, WA is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Klickitat County, WA 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Klickitat county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 43.9%.
Klickitat county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
White Salmon, WA is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat 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.
White Salmon, Washington: R R d 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 White Salmon, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,138 contributions totaling $252,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $60,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)