The small city of Colton, WA is an economically and politically diverse community located in 99113. The political scene in the town is very active, with a number of candidates running for public office in local elections. All political positions are nonpartisan, meaning candidates do not represent any specific parties. Issues that are important to citizens of Colton include economic development, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection and education. Most recently the town has put forward a plan to invest in business opportunities which will bring jobs and investment to the community. This plan focuses on building relationships with businesses, creating incentives to encourage businesses to move their operations into Colton and providing resources for businesses already established in the community. Additionally, local initiatives such as investing more resources into environmental protection have been discussed in town hall meetings and city council sessions. Overall, the political landscape of 99113 Colton provides citizens with ample opportunity for participation and involvement in government matters while also demonstrating a commitment towards progress within the town’s boundaries.
The political climate in Zip 99113 (Colton, WA) is leaning liberal.
Whitman County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Whitman County, WA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitman county remained strongly Democratic, 52.9% to 42.9%.
Whitman county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99113 (Colton, WA) is leaning liberal.
Colton, Washington is leaning liberal.
Whitman County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Pullman Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Colton, Washington: R r d r d D
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 99113 (Colton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $4,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $10,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $823 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)