In 99403 Clarkston, WA, politics is an important part of the community. There are many local political candidates who are running for various positions and working to ensure that the city continues to function well. Local elections often include a variety of issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and more. Residents of the area actively participate in local political activities by attending town hall meetings, voting in elections, and voicing their opinions on matters that directly affect them. The city also provides resources to help its citizens stay current on all the important political news in the area.
The political climate in Zip 99403 (Clarkston, WA) is moderately conservative.
Asotin County, WA is strongly conservative. In Asotin County, WA 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Asotin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 35.6%.
Asotin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99403 (Clarkston, WA) is moderately conservative.
Clarkston, Washington is moderately conservative.
Asotin County, Washington is strongly conservative.
Lewiston Metro Area is strongly 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.
Clarkston, 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 99403 (Clarkston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 740 contributions totaling $44,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $42,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)