Richland, Washington (99352) is a city known for its thriving economy and diverse population. Its politics have been dominated by the Democratic Party since 1951, when it became the first majority-Democratic city in Washington state. In recent years, local elections have been increasingly competitive, with various candidates from both major parties vying for political office. The current mayor of Richland is Democrat Matthew Dyrness, who was first elected in 2017 and then re-elected in 2020. His primary focus has been on economic development and public safety while providing strong leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other members of the City Council are equally as committed to ensuring that Richland remains a safe and prosperous community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 99352 (Richland, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Benton County, WA is moderately conservative. In Benton County, WA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 37.6%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99352 (Richland, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Richland, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Benton County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Kennewick-Richland Metro Area is moderately 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.
Richland, 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 99352 (Richland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,444 contributions totaling $209,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 946 contributions totaling $282,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)