Grant County, WA is home to a diverse and engaged population who have been represented by many local political candidates. The county has held various elections for multiple positions such as County Commissioner, Sheriff, and Prosecuting Attorney. These positions have been contested primarily by Democratic and Republican candidates who differ in their views on key issues such as taxes, public safety, and economic development. With the upcoming election cycle, multiple campaigns are underway to bring attention to the needs of Grant County residents. Candidates for these offices will focus on finding solutions to common problems faced by local citizens such as poverty and healthcare infrastructure. The county will benefit from having a variety of perspectives represented in its government and a healthy debate on the best ways to both protect the rights of its citizens and promote economic growth.
The political climate in Grant County, WA is very conservative.
In Grant County, WA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 31.4%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant County, WA is very conservative.
Moses Lake Metro Area is very 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.
Grant, 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 Grant County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,185 contributions totaling $63,323 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,187 contributions totaling $268,414 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)