Richland, WA 99354 is a vibrant and growing city situated in the southeastern portion of Washington State. As of 2019, it had a population of over 56,000 people. The city is served by a mayor-council government system and is represented on the state level by Senator Maureen Walsh and Representatives Mike Volz and Skyler Rude. On the local level, Richland residents are responsible for electing officials to serve them in various roles such as mayor, council members, school board members and other positions. These elected officials are responsible for setting policies and making decisions about how the city is run. They must work together to ensure that their policies benefit all citizens while still reflecting their values. Richland has an active civic life with many organizations helping the community thrive; these include volunteer groups, service clubs, environmental groups and more. Through the efforts of its elected officials and citizens alike, Richland continues to be a thriving place to live and work in Washington State.
The political climate in Zip 99354 (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 99354 (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 99354 (Richland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,120 contributions totaling $181,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 472 contributions totaling $58,311 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)