99131 Gifford, WA is a small community located in Spokane County. It is home to a diverse population and has a strong sense of community. The local political landscape is largely influenced by the current mayor, Kevin Kuntz. Mayor Kuntz has been in office for several years and runs on a platform of promoting economic development, preserving natural resources, and encouraging civic participation. Other prominent figures in the local political scene include the county commissioners, city council members, and representatives from various state agencies. These elected officials all work together to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. Additionally, local political candidates often run on platforms that reflect the values of the residents of 99131 Gifford, WA and seek to make sure that everyone's voice is heard in their government.
The political climate in Zip 99131 (Gifford, WA) is very conservative.
Stevens County, WA is very conservative. In Stevens County, WA 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stevens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 27.6%.
Stevens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99131 (Gifford, WA) is very conservative.
Gifford, Washington is very conservative.
Stevens County, Washington is very 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.
Gifford, 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 99131 (Gifford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)