The small town of 98542 Ethel, WA is a tight-knit community that takes great pride in its local politics. Politics in Ethel are always vibrant and interesting, with the locals passionate about their views and eager to support candidates they believe will do the best for their town. Elections are often hotly contested, as the citizens are committed to choosing leaders who will make decisions that benefit them and their neighbors. Issues such as education, economic development, and infrastructure are discussed and debated by the locals before voting day arrives. Locals also take an active role in volunteerism and charitable giving in order to make their community a better place. It's clear that politics in 98542 Ethel, WA are an important part of life for this special town.
The political climate in Zip 98542 (Ethel, WA) is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, WA is very conservative. In Lewis County, WA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.0%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98542 (Ethel, WA) is strongly conservative.
Ethel, Washington is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, Washington is very conservative.
Centralia Metro Area is very 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.
Ethel, 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 98542 (Ethel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 339 contributions totaling $2,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $1,092 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)