The politics in 99143 Lacrosse, WA are heavily influenced by local and national leaders. At the local level, citizens of Lacrosse vote to select their mayor, city council members, and other local government representatives. These officials make decisions that have an impact on the lives of everyone who lives in the area. On a larger scale, residents of 99143 Lacrosse also engage in national politics by voting for state and federal representatives. These elected officials work hard to represent the interests of those who live in Lacrosse by advocating for issues that affect their community. It is important that citizens of Lacrosse stay informed about current political events so they can make informed decisions when they cast their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 99143 (Lacrosse, 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 99143 (Lacrosse, WA) is leaning conservative.
Lacrosse, 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.
Lacrosse, 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 99143 (Lacrosse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 373 contributions totaling $24,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $6,523 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)