Packwood, Washington is a small town located in Lewis County. The town has a government that consists of a mayor and five council members who are elected every four years. The mayor and council are responsible for managing the budget, making laws, and providing services to the community such as public safety, health care, and public works. Residents of Packwood have the opportunity to participate in the political process by voting in local elections and attending town hall meetings. There is also an active civic association that meets regularly to discuss issues important to the community. All citizens have access to information about local politics through newspapers, television news reports, and websites maintained by local government officials. Overall, Packwood has an active political atmosphere with plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in shaping their own future.
The political climate in Packwood, WA is moderately conservative.
Lewis County, WA is very conservative. In Lewis County, WA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.0%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Packwood, WA is moderately conservative.
Lewis County, Washington is very conservative.
Centralia Metro Area is very 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.
Packwood, 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 Packwood, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $14,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)