Ellensburg, Washington is a small city nestled in the Kittitas Valley. The politics of Ellensburg are largely shaped by local initiatives and grassroots movements. In recent years, the population of Ellensburg has grown year after year due to an influx of new residents seeking a more rural lifestyle. As a result, political campaigns have become increasingly competitive. Local candidates running for office focus on developing policies that meet the needs of the community while also addressing issues such as economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. Ellensburg's local government works hard to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly through progressive legislation. No matter who you support or how you choose to participate in local politics, there is no doubt that Ellensburg's political landscape is constantly changing and evolving to meet the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Ellensburg, WA is leaning liberal.
Kittitas County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Kittitas County, WA 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kittitas county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 43.3%.
Kittitas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellensburg, WA is leaning liberal.
Kittitas County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Ellensburg Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ellensburg, 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 Ellensburg, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,962 contributions totaling $407,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,256 contributions totaling $285,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)