Ione, WA is a small town with a population of just under 2,000 people. Politically, the area is mostly conservative and the local politics reflect that. The local government consists of elected representatives from the Mayor to several City Council members. Each member has their own views and opinions about what is best for Ione, but they are all committed to doing what is right for their constituents. Recently, there have been discussions in the city council about enacting new laws on property taxes and land use regulations to help improve the area. Although there are differing opinions between residents on some of these issues, the conversation is always civil and respectful as community members understand that together they can create a better Ione for everyone.
The political climate in Ione, WA is strongly conservative.
Pend Oreille County, WA is very conservative. In Pend Oreille County, WA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pend Oreille county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 30.3%.
Pend Oreille county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ione, WA is strongly conservative.
Pend Oreille County, Washington is very 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.
Ione, 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 Ione, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $2,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)