Onalaska, WA 98570 is a rural community located in the Lewis County region of the state. The small town is made up of a diverse population of people from many backgrounds and walks of life. There are no local political candidates that run for office, but this does not mean politics don't exist in Onalaska. Instead, local residents have a deep appreciation and understanding for the issues that affect their community and take part in local activism and organizations to address them. Some of these include environmental initiatives, community development projects, and education programs. Additionally, Onalaska citizens make sure to stay informed about regional and national issues that could potentially impact them. Politics may not be at the forefront of Onalaska's culture, but it certainly plays an important role in shaping the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 98570 (Onalaska, WA) is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, WA is very conservative. In Lewis County, WA 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.0%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98570 (Onalaska, WA) is strongly conservative.
Onalaska, Washington is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, Washington is very conservative.
Centralia Metro Area is very 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.
Onalaska, 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 98570 (Onalaska)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $6,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $4,720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)