Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA is a small town situated in the heart of Washington State. It has a unique political landscape, with many different initiatives and candidates on the ballot each year. Local government includes a mayor, city council members, and other elected officials who serve to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and opportunities. Election season brings out passionate debates around issues such as job growth, housing affordability, infrastructure investment, public safety, and environmental protection. The community's political climate is one of collaboration and compromise among all sides in order to create a better future for everyone involved. Candidates work hard to get their message out by attending debates and speaking at rallies throughout the district in an effort to inform voters about their platforms. Local elections have become more competitive each year as candidates strive to make a positive impact on the lives of their neighbors.
The political climate in Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA is moderately conservative.
Asotin County, WA is strongly conservative. In Asotin County, WA 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Asotin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 35.6%.
Asotin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA is moderately conservative.
Asotin County, Washington is strongly conservative.
Lewiston Metro Area is strongly 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.
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, 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 Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,480 contributions totaling $88,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 576 contributions totaling $84,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)