The city of Desert Aire, WA is located in Grant County and is known for its outdoor activities such as fishing and hunting. Despite its small size, Desert Aire has a strong political presence. Being located in Grant County, the local government is run by an elected board of four county commissioners. The county commissioners make important decisions regarding taxes, law enforcement, roads and infrastructure, health care services, education programs, and other priority issues that affect the quality of life for residents in Desert Aire. Aside from local government officials, there are many active community groups working to improve the quality of life in Desert Aire. These groups include faith-based organizations, volunteer fire departments, non-profit organizations, civic associations and more. By coming together to address issues common to their community, these groups can ensure that the voice of Desert Aire is heard in local politics.
The political climate in Desert Aire, WA is moderately conservative.
Grant County, WA is very conservative. In Grant County, WA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 31.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Desert Aire, WA is moderately conservative.
Grant County, Washington is very conservative.
Moses Lake 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.
Desert Aire, 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 Desert Aire, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $11,767 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)