The small town of Dayton, WA (99328) is a vibrant community, with politics that reflect the values of its citizens. The city is led by a five-member city council who meet regularly to debate and approve legislation governing their town. These representatives are elected from the local population and make decisions which shape the future of Dayton. The current mayor is Benjamin Riggs, first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2020. Other members of the Dayton City Council include Matt Davis, John Thompson, Alan Williams and Julie Peterson. All five members strive for solutions that benefit all residents of Dayton and serve as an example of strong leadership for this growing community. In addition to the city council, there are various political organizations active in Dayton such as the Dayton Civic Club and Liberty Caucus which hold forums to discuss political topics and provide viewpoints on important issues facing their city. Together, these leaders create a strong foundation for growth within Dayton that will ensure a bright future for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 99328 (Dayton, WA) is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, WA is very conservative. In Columbia County, WA 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 26.8%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99328 (Dayton, WA) is strongly conservative.
Dayton, Washington is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, Washington is very 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.
Dayton, 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 99328 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $14,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $15,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)