Kettle Falls, WA is a small city located in northeastern Washington with a population of around 1,500 people. The local political climate is vibrant and engaged, with citizens actively participating in both local elections and discussions about local politics. Kettle Falls has an elected mayor and city council which are responsible for setting the budget, determining public policies, and representing the town's interests to higher levels of government. The city also provides several resources such as free legal advice for low-income residents and community forums where citizens can discuss issues affecting their area. There are several qualified candidates running for office each year, giving citizens the opportunity to have a say in who represents them in City Hall. Overall, Kettle Falls residents take great pride in their active participation in local government and strive to ensure their elected officials are working towards the betterment of their beloved town.
The political climate in Kettle Falls, WA is strongly conservative.
Stevens County, WA is very conservative. In Stevens County, WA 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stevens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 27.6%.
Stevens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kettle Falls, WA is strongly conservative.
Stevens 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.
Kettle Falls, 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 Kettle Falls, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $7,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)