Ritzville, WA is a small town located in Adams County. In recent years, the population of Ritzville has grown and the political landscape has changed as well. The city is governed by a mayor and a five-member council who are elected to serve three-year terms. During elections, residents of 99169 can vote for various local candidates who represent their interests and provide leadership in the community. The political landscape in 99169 also includes state representatives, senators, county commissioners, city council members and other positions that shape the future of the community. Residents actively participate in the political process to ensure that their voices are heard and make sure that their needs are understood and addressed. Through these participatory efforts, Ritzville has become a vibrant community with an engaged population involved in shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Zip 99169 (Ritzville, WA) is strongly conservative.
Adams County, WA is very conservative. In Adams County, WA 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 30.9%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99169 (Ritzville, WA) is strongly conservative.
Ritzville, Washington is strongly conservative.
Adams County, Washington is very conservative.
Othello 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.
Ritzville, 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 99169 (Ritzville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $10,933 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)