The small city of Pateros, WA (zip code 98846) is located in Okanogan County in the north-central part of the state. The city has a rich political history that reflects its mostly rural and agricultural setting. In recent years, the Pateros City Council has been working hard to create a vibrant political atmosphere for its citizens. The council consists of five members who are democratically elected by local voters and serve four year terms. All positions are nonpartisan and non-partisan discourse is encouraged within city government. Recently, the council created a new initiative to engage local residents more actively with politics by hosting monthly community meetings and encouraging citizen participation in municipal decision-making processes. Additionally, public forums are held on various topics such as economic development, education, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and other issues that affect the lives of those living in Pateros and surrounding areas. This commitment to engaging all stakeholders has helped ensure positive outcomes for all in the community regardless of their political affiliation or beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 98846 (Pateros, 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 98846 (Pateros, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Pateros, 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.
Pateros, 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 98846 (Pateros)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $196 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)