Kennewick, WA is a vibrant city with a wide range of political activity. The politics of 99338 Kennewick, WA are heavily influenced by the local government and state legislature. Local elections for mayor, council members, and other positions occur every two years. In these elections, citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard and decide who represents them at the local level. County and state representatives also play an important role in affecting the politics of Kennewick. These representatives work on behalf of their constituents to pass legislation that benefits their district or county. At the national level, Washington sends two senators and 10 representatives to Congress who advocate for legislation that helps provide resources and services to the people of Kennewick. Overall, the politics in 99338 Kennewick are constantly evolving as new issues arise and decisions are made by those responsible for governing this unique community.
The political climate in Zip 99338 (Kennewick, WA) is moderately conservative.
Benton County, WA is moderately conservative. In Benton County, WA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 37.6%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99338 (Kennewick, WA) is moderately conservative.
Kennewick, Washington is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Kennewick-Richland Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kennewick, 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 99338 (Kennewick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 914 contributions totaling $45,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $80,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)