Kettle Falls, WA is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state. This rural community has been home to many families for generations and is known for its close-knit community spirit. Politically, Kettle Falls has traditionally voted left-leaning and is represented by several local politicians at the state level. The county commissioner is Brian Danenfelzer, who was elected in 2020 and serves as an advocate for Kettle Falls residents. In addition to Danenfelzer, there are two state representatives, both Democrats: Jeff Holy and Mike Volz. The representatives are committed to promoting economic growth and protecting natural resources for future generations in Kettle Falls. Locally, the mayor of Kettle Falls is Bruce Grange, who was elected in 2018 and strives to ensure that all citizens receive fair representation in public decisions. Additionally, the local school district is overseen by a board of five members who work together to develop policies that will help shape the future of Kettle Falls education.
The political climate in Zip 99141 (Kettle Falls, 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 99141 (Kettle Falls, WA) is very conservative.
Kettle Falls, 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.
Kettle Falls, 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 99141 (Kettle Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $7,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)