Kalama, WA is a small city located in Cowlitz County with a population of around 4,000 people. Despite its small size, politics in Kalama are still an essential component to the civic life of the city. The City Council consists of seven members elected by the citizens who serve four year terms and decide on matters such as budgeting, zoning and other local laws. There are also many local political candidates running for office who have their own platforms focused on bringing positive changes to the community. Some examples include reducing property taxes, increasing public safety initiatives and improving infrastructure. The people of Kalama have an important role to play in electing these representatives and ensuring that their voices are heard in local government decisions.
The political climate in Kalama, WA is somewhat conservative.
Cowlitz County, WA is moderately conservative. In Cowlitz County, WA 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowlitz county remained very strongly Republican, 57.1% to 39.7%.
Cowlitz county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kalama, WA is somewhat conservative.
Cowlitz County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Longview Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kalama, Washington: d d D d 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 Kalama, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $23,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $18,347 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)