LaCrosse, Washington is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. The politics in LaCrosse are much like those of many small towns across America. The local government consists of elected officials who represent their constituents and strive to make decisions that best meet their needs. The town council meets once a month to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development projects. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will be seated on the Town Council. These elections draw attention from both those living in LaCrosse and across the state who want to ensure they have representatives that best align with their beliefs and values when it comes to government policies.
The political climate in LaCrosse, 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
LaCrosse, 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.
LaCrosse, 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 LaCrosse, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 373 contributions totaling $24,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $6,523 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)