The politics in Chelan County, WA are largely focused on promoting strong public infrastructure such as roads and public transportation, providing quality public education, and ensuring economic growth. The county is also very involved in protecting the environment and promoting conservation efforts. There are several local political candidates who are running for office, all of whom have different platforms that they believe will lead to a better future for the county. These candidates bring different perspectives to the discussion about how to best achieve the goals of economic growth, environmental protection, and quality education. It is up to the citizens of Chelan County to decide which candidate they think has the right ideas and policies for making positive changes in their community.
The political climate in Chelan County, WA is leaning conservative.
In Chelan County, WA 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chelan county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 44.7%.
Chelan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chelan County, WA is leaning conservative.
Wenatchee Metro Area 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.
Chelan, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Chelan County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,177 contributions totaling $315,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,298 contributions totaling $196,952 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)