Okanogan, WA is a town located in the northern part of Washington State. It is a small community with a population of approximately 2,500 people. The politics in Okanogan are mainly influenced by the local government, which consists of five council members and the mayor. The council members are responsible for discussing and voting on matters related to the community, such as budgeting, zoning regulations, economic development initiatives and recreational activities. In addition to these issues, they also address issues such as health care and education. The mayor serves as an executive leader who is responsible for carrying out policies discussed and established by the council members. Elections for positions on the council take place every four years to ensure that all citizens have an opportunity to be involved in their local government.
The political climate in Okanogan, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Okanogan, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington 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.
Okanogan, 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 Okanogan, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $11,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $11,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)