Manson, WA is a small town located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Chelan County. The town has an area of 2.7 square miles and a population of 1,191 people according to the latest census. The local government is run by a mayor-council form of government with an appointed mayor and five council members who serve four-year terms. There are a number of local political candidates from Manson running for office this year, including some that have held office since 2005. These candidates represent both sides of the political spectrum and often bring up issues such as economic development, education reform, environmental protection, and social welfare. With its rural setting and small population size, Manson offers its residents a unique opportunity to get involved in their local government and have a say in what happens in their community.
The political climate in Zip 98831 (Manson, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Chelan County, WA is leaning conservative. In Chelan County, WA 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chelan county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 44.7%.
Chelan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98831 (Manson, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Manson, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Chelan County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Wenatchee 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.
Manson, 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 98831 (Manson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 346 contributions totaling $18,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $8,477 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)