The City of Deer Park, WA (99006) is known as a small town with a tight-knit community. This is reflected in the local politics, which focus on small-scale issues such as public safety, transportation needs, and infrastructure development. The city council consists of five members who are elected by the town's residents. These members serve four-year terms and represent the diverse interests of their constituents. The mayor's office is also an important part of Deer Park politics, and the current mayor is responsible for setting policy goals for the city to achieve and making sure they are implemented properly. Additionally, several other boards and commissions exist to help oversee many facets of life in Deer Park such as public works and parks & recreation. All citizens have a vested interest in local politics in Deer Park and can make their voices heard by attending meetings or voting in elections.
The political climate in Zip 99006 (Deer Park, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Spokane County, WA is leaning conservative. In Spokane County, WA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spokane county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.0%.
Spokane county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99006 (Deer Park, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Deer Park, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Spokane County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Spokane-Spokane Valley 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.
Deer Park, 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 99006 (Deer Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 330 contributions totaling $11,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 164 contributions totaling $29,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)