Winlock, WA is a small town located in Lewis County in the state of Washington. It has a long history with politics, and the city council consists of five members who make decisions on local issues such as zoning and development projects. There are many local political organizations that advocate for various causes, such as environmental preservation, social justice, economic development, and more. While there are no specific individuals currently representing Winlock in higher levels of government, representatives from nearby cities often appear at local events to discuss matters that affect the whole county. Additionally, there are several volunteer organizations that actively engage Winlock's citizens in civic duty through education programs and voter registration drives. The town of Winlock values its commitment to democracy and involvement in local politics continues to be strong.
The political climate in Winlock, WA is moderately conservative.
Lewis County, WA is very conservative. In Lewis County, WA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.0%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winlock, WA is moderately conservative.
Lewis County, Washington is very conservative.
Centralia Metro Area is very 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.
Winlock, 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 Winlock, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 864 contributions totaling $37,316 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $8,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)