The small town of Palouse, WA (99161) is located in the rolling hills of Eastern Washington and has a population of around 2,000 people. Although it is a small community, politics are still an important part of life here. Local politicians focus on issues that affect the 99161 area such as economic growth and infrastructure development. They work together to create policies that will benefit their constituents and improve the quality of life for everyone in the town. Additionally, they hold regular town hall meetings to stay connected with their citizens and provide them with updates on current projects and initiatives. In this way, local government officials ensure that Palouse remains a vibrant and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 99161 (Palouse, WA) is leaning liberal.
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 99161 (Palouse, WA) is leaning liberal.
Palouse, Washington is leaning liberal.
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.
Palouse, 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 99161 (Palouse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $4,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)