Politics in 98572 Pe Ell, WA are overseen by the local government. The town is served by a mayor-council form of government with four elected council members and a directly elected mayor. Local elections are held every two years to elect new representatives for the area. Issues such as taxes, economic development, and public safety are important matters that the community must address through their elected officials. The mayor and council members also work closely with other local governments and organizations to ensure that the needs of the citizens of 98572 Pe Ell are met. Education, infrastructure, health care, housing, and other services also play a role in how politics works in this small town. With a population of just over 700 people, this close-knit community takes its civic responsibilities seriously and is committed to making sure that all of its residents have access to quality resources.
The political climate in Zip 98572 (Pe Ell, 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 98572 (Pe Ell, WA) is strongly conservative.
Pe Ell, 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.
Pe Ell, 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 98572 (Pe Ell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)