Columbia, WA County is an area of the United States that plays an important role in local politics. While the county may not be a major voting base in national or state elections, it is home to many elected officials who make decisions about the county's future. The county boasts representation by two state senators and three state representatives in Olympia. There are also multiple elected positions at the local municipal level, such as mayor, city council members, and county commissioners. These offices help shape policy for issues like infrastructure development, land use management, public safety initiatives, and more. The county’s residents have opportunities to participate in local politics by attending meetings and making their voice heard on important topics. Additionally, they can get involved by voting in local elections for candidates they support. All of these contributions help bring about positive change to Columbia County and its communities.
The political climate in Columbia County, WA is very conservative.
In Columbia County, WA 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 26.8%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbia County, WA is very 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.
Columbia, 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 Columbia County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $15,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $15,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)