La Center, WA is a small town with a population of 1,814 people according to the 2010 census. It is a part of Clark County and is located in southwestern Washington state near the Oregon border. Although it is small in size, La Center has a vibrant political landscape with several local candidates running for municipal offices. In 2020, voters in La Center elected representatives for the mayor, City Council member positions, and other positions on various boards and committees. These elected officials work hard to ensure that their constituents are represented accurately in all decisions made by the city government. The local elections are also an opportunity for citizens to make their voices heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 98629 (La Center, WA) is leaning conservative.
Clark County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clark County, WA 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 51.0% to 45.9%.
Clark county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98629 (La Center, WA) is leaning conservative.
La Center, Washington is leaning conservative.
Clark County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
La Center, Washington: r r d d 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 98629 (La Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 447 contributions totaling $41,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $225,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,575 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)