The politics in 98845 Palisades, WA are an important factor in the day-to-day lives of its residents. Palisades is a small rural town located in Washington State with a population of about 7,000 people. The local government consists of three city council members and a mayor who oversee the town's operations and manage its budget. The mayor and council are elected every four years by the citizens of Palisades to make decisions that affect the safety, growth, and quality of life for all residents. Every election cycle brings out new candidates who bring their unique backgrounds and perspectives to the table. These candidates are often discussed at length throughout the community as they vie for political office. Their campaigns involve door-to-door outreach, public forums, debates, and other events that allow voters to become better informed about each candidate's platform. Through this process, the citizens of Palisades have an opportunity to play a role in shaping their own future by electing representatives who they believe will best serve them and their community.
The political climate in Zip 98845 (Palisades, WA) is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, WA is strongly conservative. In Douglas County, WA 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 36.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98845 (Palisades, WA) is moderately conservative.
Palisades, Washington is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, Washington is strongly 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.
Palisades, 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 98845 (Palisades)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)