993 Benton City, WA is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Benton County. It is known for its rural charm and friendly atmosphere. The local politics in 99320 Benton City are quite diverse and involve many different levels of local, state, and federal government. At the local level, the mayor is elected every four years while the city council meets bi-monthly to discuss community affairs. There are also a number of special committees and boards that provide additional input into the governing of this small community. On the state level, Benton City residents can vote for representatives in both houses of Washington State Legislature as well as their congressional representatives in Congress. At the federal level, all residents are able to vote for candidates running for president or other national offices. Despite its small size, 99320 Benton City has a thriving political scene with an active population that takes great pride in participating in their local government.
The political climate in Zip 99320 (Benton City, WA) is moderately conservative.
Benton County, WA is moderately conservative. In Benton County, WA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 37.6%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99320 (Benton City, WA) is moderately conservative.
Benton City, Washington is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Kennewick-Richland Metro Area is moderately 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.
Benton City, 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 zip 99320 (Benton City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 359 contributions totaling $17,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $15,468 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)