Buena, WA is a small town in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The town has a rich history and a vibrant cultural identity that is steeped in traditions from the native peoples of the area. Politically, Buena is a traditionally conservative community, with most of its citizens voting Republican. Despite this leaning, local politics are largely decentralized and focused on issues that directly affect residents and businesses. Town Council meetings often feature passionate debates about topics such as housing prices, zoning regulations, and taxes. Candidates for local office are often self-funded citizens who prioritize representing their constituency’s concerns over any particular party platform or ideology. This approach to politics has helped create an environment where political discourse is civil and respectful while still maintaining an atmosphere of accountability to serve the best interests of those who call Buena home.
The political climate in Buena, WA is leaning liberal.
Yakima County, WA is leaning conservative. In Yakima County, WA 44.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yakima county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.9%.
Yakima county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buena, WA is leaning liberal.
Yakima County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Yakima Metro Area is leaning 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.
Buena, 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 Buena, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $10,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $10,179 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)