The politics of 98840 Okanogan, WA are governed by a mayor and city council. The mayor is elected every four years and is the head of the local government. The city council consists of six members who are also elected by the citizens every four years. All members of the council take part in making decisions that affect the city, including passing laws, approving budgets, and overseeing development projects. The mayor and council work together to make sure that all citizens of Okanogan have their needs met in terms of public services such as education, transportation, and safety. In addition to this, they strive to ensure economic development for the town through various measures such as attracting new businesses, providing tax incentives for existing businesses, and encouraging tourism. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Okanogan to vote for representatives who will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Zip 98840 (Okanogan, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98840 (Okanogan, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Okanogan, 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 98840 (Okanogan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $3,883 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $3,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)