The city of Chelan, WA (98816) is a small town populated by less than 5,000 people. Located in the north-central part of the state, it is nestled between the Cascade Mountains and Lake Chelan. Politics in this small community are much more personal and intimate than larger cities. The locals take pride in their local representatives, whether they may be on the City Council or running for a seat in Congress. Local candidates run campaigns with door-to-door visits and community events to introduce themselves to voters and show what they stand for. In addition to the usual topics discussed during elections, such as taxes and infrastructure, local candidates often focus on preserving Chelan’s unique cultural identity and keeping it a safe place to raise families.
The political climate in Zip 98816 (Chelan, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Chelan County, WA is leaning conservative. In Chelan County, WA 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chelan county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 44.7%.
Chelan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98816 (Chelan, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Chelan, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Chelan County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Wenatchee 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.
Chelan, 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 98816 (Chelan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 526 contributions totaling $26,191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $29,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)