Elmer City, located in Washington State, is a small town with a population of just over 500 people. Despite its size, local politics remain important to the community. The Elmer City Council is made up of five elected officials who practice participatory governance and strive for transparency in their decision-making. In addition to the council, many local citizens are involved in local campaigns and initiatives related to improving the quality of life for all residents. Issues addressed by area political organizations range from environmental protection and public health to economic development and infrastructure improvements. The involvement of passionate citizens helps ensure that Elmer City remains dedicated to progress and growth while preserving its unique small-town charm.
The political climate in Elmer City, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elmer City, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington 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.
Elmer City, 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 Elmer City, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $1,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)