Pend Oreille County, WA is a rural district with a largely conservative political climate. The County Commissioner elections are held in November and feature candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties. Issues such as land use regulations, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and resource management are typically on the ballot for County Commissioner races. Every election cycle also includes non-partisan races such as school board positions, fire district commissioners, public utility commissioners, judicial offices, and sheriff positions. Residents of Pend Oreille County have access to local newspapers and other sources of information regarding candidates and their views on various issues to help them make informed decisions when they vote. All eligible citizens can participate in the democratic process by voting in local elections or volunteering for campaigns.
The political climate in Pend Oreille County, WA is very conservative.
In Pend Oreille County, WA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pend Oreille county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 30.3%.
Pend Oreille county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pend Oreille County, WA is very conservative.
Spokane-Spokane Valley 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.
Pend Oreille, 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 Pend Oreille County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 664 contributions totaling $66,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $49,948 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)