Politics in 99130 Garfield, WA are very important to the local community. The outcome of local elections heavily affects the daily lives of its residents. Local officials work hard to ensure the needs and concerns of their constituents are met, with a focus on improving infrastructure and services. Residents regularly participate in election campaigns to make sure their voices are heard and that their representatives reflect their values. Each year during election season, candidates from varying political parties come forward to discuss and debate the issues most pressing for Garfield locals. From transportation to taxes, these politicians campaign and strive to gain the trust of their potential constituents who will ultimately choose who they believe will best represent them in office.
The political climate in Zip 99130 (Garfield, WA) is leaning conservative.
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 99130 (Garfield, WA) is leaning conservative.
Garfield, Washington is leaning conservative.
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.
Garfield, 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 99130 (Garfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $7,422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $3,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)