Pasco, WA is a quaint and friendly city located in the southeastern part of Washington state. It is known for its small-town charm and close-knit community. Politically, Pasco has seen a shift in the last few years as more progressive candidates have gained traction in the area. Currently, Pasco is represented by Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse who won his seat in 2018. Locally, there are two main parties vying for control of the city council: Democratic Party and People's Party. The Democratic Party has been holding multiple seats on the council since 2008, while People's Party works to bring progressive change to local government. Both parties are dedicated to addressing issues such as housing affordability, economic development, and public safety from a variety of perspectives while also representing their constituents' interests in Washington State Legislature. With exciting local politics at play, Pasco promises to remain an interesting place to live and work as it continues to develop into the future.
The political climate in Pasco, WA is leaning 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
Pasco, WA is leaning 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.
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 Pasco, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,066 contributions totaling $265,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,821 contributions totaling $383,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)