Creston, WA (99117) is a small town located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. The town has a population of approximately 2,000 people and is run by an elected City Council. Local politics in Creston are dominated by issues concerning economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. In recent years, the City Council has focused on promoting sustainable local businesses to create jobs and reduce the tax burden on residents. Additionally, they have worked to increase public safety measures such as increasing police presence and implementing new security systems throughout the town. On the environmental side, initiatives like greenways and trail maintenance have been implemented in order to preserve natural beauty of Creston for generations to come. Every two years, local residents cast their ballots for mayor and city council candidates who reflect their values and interests.
The political climate in Zip 99117 (Creston, WA) is very conservative.
Lincoln County, WA is very conservative. In Lincoln County, WA 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.2% to 24.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99117 (Creston, WA) is very conservative.
Creston, Washington is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Washington is very conservative.
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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.
Creston, 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 99117 (Creston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $818 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)