Garrett, WA is a small town with a population of about 500 people. While the town does not have any local political candidates, it is still an important part of the larger political landscape in the state of Washington. The town has an active voting base that regularly participates in national and state-level elections. There are also several local initiatives that have been voted on by residents in recent years which have had far reaching implications. Garrett is a town that takes politics seriously and strives to make sure its voice is heard via the ballot box.
The political climate in Garrett, WA is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Walla Walla County, WA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walla Walla county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 43.8%.
Walla Walla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garrett, WA is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla 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.
Garrett, 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 Garrett, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,648 contributions totaling $301,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,024 contributions totaling $240,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)