The politics in 99323 Burbank, WA are diverse and often contentious. Local elections feature a wide variety of candidates representing the full spectrum of political beliefs and ideologies. In recent years, the city has seen a resurgence in voter turnout as more residents become engaged with their civic responsibilities. The majority of registered voters are registered Democrats, but Republicans, other third parties and independents also make up significant blocks of voters. Issues that are typically important to voters in Burbank include education, the environment, economic development and public safety. Each election cycle brings out passionate advocates for both sides of each issue as well as those who may be undecided or swayed by certain talking points or platforms from each candidate. No matter who is elected to office in Burbank, they must strive to represent the diverse interests of all residents in order to effectively govern the city.
The political climate in Zip 99323 (Burbank, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Walla Walla County, WA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walla Walla county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 43.8%.
Walla Walla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99323 (Burbank, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Burbank, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla 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.
Burbank, 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 99323 (Burbank)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $2,538 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $10,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)