The city of North Bonneville, WA is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government. The mayor is elected at large for a four-year term and the council is composed of six members elected for four-year terms. Together, they make up the legislative body, enacting laws and adopting budgets as necessary. There is a police department, fire department, public works department, parks and recreation departments, and other services in operation to keep the community safe and functioning. Local politics are often determined by public opinion or by the decisions made at City Council meetings. Many issues that may impact the city’s future are discussed regularly at these meetings. Residents of North Bonneville have an active voice in determining their local political landscape. They are encouraged to attend City Council meetings to voice their opinions on different issues and participate in electoral processes such as voting for local candidates who will represent them at city hall.
The political climate in North Bonneville, WA is somewhat conservative.
Skamania County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Skamania County, WA 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skamania county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 43.7%.
Skamania county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Bonneville, WA is somewhat conservative.
Skamania County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
North Bonneville, Washington: r r d 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 North Bonneville, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $21,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)