Four Lakes, WA is a small town that has been around for decades. Its politics have always revolved around the people of the community and what is best for their needs and interests. Local candidates are elected to serve in local government, with each candidate representing different views or positions on various political issues. The political climate of Four Lakes is generally friendly and tolerant, as it is made up of a diverse range of people who understand the importance of open dialogue when it comes to making decisions that affect everyone in the town. There are certain initiatives and policies that have been discussed in recent years which offer more transparent communication and provide an avenue for citizens to give input on important topics. This allows them to stay engaged with their local government and ensure their voices are being heard.
The political climate in Four Lakes, WA is somewhat conservative.
Spokane County, WA is leaning conservative. In Spokane County, WA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spokane county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.0%.
Spokane county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Four Lakes, WA is somewhat conservative.
Spokane County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Spokane-Spokane Valley 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.
Four Lakes, 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 Four Lakes, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 768 contributions totaling $62,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $24,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)