Lincoln, WA County is part of the larger state of Washington and is subject to all the laws and politics that govern this state. It is an area that has been a long-time conservative stronghold, with many citizens strongly supporting right-wing causes. With the recent national elections, it has become clear that some changes have been taking place in Lincoln’s political landscape. Many more people are turning to progressive candidates and issues, such as wealth inequality, climate change, healthcare reform, and social justice initiatives. There are several local political candidates who are actively campaigning to represent their respective districts in Lincoln. These candidates often come from diverse backgrounds and can speak to the needs of different constituents in the county as a whole. They offer vibrant and passionate ideas about how to move forward in this time of change for Lincoln County.
The political climate in Lincoln County, WA is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, WA 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 24.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln County, WA is very conservative.
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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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 203 contributions totaling $11,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $43,399 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)