The politics in the Othello, WA Metro Area are shaped by local government decisions that are voted on by the people of Othello. The city is represented by a mayor and four council members on the City Council, who are elected to serve four-year terms. These five individuals make up the governing body for the city and decide matters of importance such as ordinances, budgeting, public safety, parks and recreation, economic development, and other important issues. Residents have a voice in local politics through active civic participation in city meetings or elections. With its strong sense of community identity, Othello is committed to providing a safe and vibrant place for all citizens to live.
The political climate in Othello Metro Area is very conservative.
In Othello Metro Area 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Othello metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 30.9%.
The Othello metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Othello 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.
Othello, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Othello Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $14,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $39,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)