Walla Walla County, located in the southeastern corner of Washington State, is a largely rural area that is home to an estimated population of over 60,000. Local politics are an important part of life in the county, with elections held regularly for local offices such as school boards and city councils. Candidates for these positions work hard to represent their constituents and bring about positive change in the community. The county has two main political parties — the Democratic Party and Republican Party — that both compete for votes during election seasons. Both parties strive to ensure that Walla Walla residents have access to quality health care, education, public safety services, and other essential resources. Additionally, local politicians often work together on projects such as infrastructure improvements and job creation programs that benefit all citizens of the county. Regardless of political affiliation, everyone in Walla Walla County has a vested interest in ensuring that our elected officials make decisions based on what is best for our community as a whole.
The political climate in Walla Walla County, WA is somewhat conservative.
In Walla Walla County, WA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walla Walla county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 43.8%.
Walla Walla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walla Walla County, WA is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla 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.
Walla Walla, 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 Walla Walla County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,909 contributions totaling $313,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,264 contributions totaling $326,312 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)