Wapato, WA is a small city in Washington state and has a thriving political environment. The city is governed by a mayor and six-member council that make decisions on the budget, zoning ordinances, and other matters affecting the local community. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will sit on the council. Issues of importance to locals include economic development, public safety, education, transportation infrastructure, and social services. There have been many initiatives created in recent years to ensure that all residents of Wapato can participate in the political process. Events such as town hall meetings have been created to provide opportunities for citizens to voice their opinions and be heard by their representatives. Additionally, voter registration drives are conducted throughout the city to increase civic engagement among residents. It is clear that politics in Wapato play an important role in shaping its future direction.
The political climate in Wapato, WA is leaning liberal.
Yakima County, WA is leaning conservative. In Yakima County, WA 44.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yakima county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.9%.
Yakima county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wapato, WA is leaning liberal.
Yakima County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Yakima Metro Area is leaning 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.
Wapato, 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 Wapato, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $1,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $6,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)