Garfield, Washington is a small town located in the rural area of the Northwest. Despite its small size, Garfield has an active local political scene. The city is governed by a mayor and four elected council members. Several committees also exist to provide input on issues facing the city such as housing, transportation, education, and public safety. Elections are held every two years with a variety of candidates running for office. All residents can get involved by attending meetings or volunteering during election season. The community takes their civic responsibility seriously and actively participate in the decision-making process. This ensures that everyone’s voice is heard and that important issues are addressed in Garfield’s political environment.
The political climate in Garfield, WA is leaning conservative.
Whitman County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Whitman County, WA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitman county remained strongly Democratic, 52.9% to 42.9%.
Whitman county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garfield, WA is leaning conservative.
Whitman County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Pullman Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Garfield, Washington: R r d r d D
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 Garfield, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $7,422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $3,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)