Stevens, WA County is a thriving community with a wide variety of political views. While there are no local political candidates running for office in the county, residents are very active in their local and state politics. Most importantly, citizens are encouraged to engage in civil dialogue and debate on a range of important issues such as healthcare, education, economic development, environmental protection, public safety and taxation. Every four years, residents come together to elect a new mayor or other city officials who will continue to lead the county forward. Furthermore, Stevens has several representatives at the state level that ensure its interests are heard in Olympia. Through collective action and civic engagement, Stevens continues to be a vibrant part of Washington State's political landscape.
The political climate in Stevens County, WA is very conservative.
In Stevens County, WA 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stevens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 27.6%.
Stevens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stevens 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.
Stevens, 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 Stevens County, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,259 contributions totaling $77,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 728 contributions totaling $157,194 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)