Spokane, Washington is a vibrant small city located in the North Eastern part of Washington state. It is home to a diverse population of people and cultures making it an exciting place to explore. Politically, the city is quite active with both local and national issues being debated in the area. At the local level, there are numerous organizations that focus on political advocacy for the residents of Spokane. These organizations work together to bring attention to issues such as healthcare, education, transportation, economic development, and civil rights. In terms of local elections, Spokane holds city council elections every four years which determine who will serve on the City Council. The City Council is responsible for setting policy and adopting budgets that impact all areas of life in Spokane. Additionally, Spokane holds state-level primary elections every two years in which citizens can vote for their preferred candidate for various positions such as Governor or US Senator. By participating in these elections and engaging with local politics, residents of Spokane help shape how their community works and grows over time.
The political climate in Zip 99201 (Spokane, WA) is leaning liberal.
Spokane County, WA is leaning conservative. In Spokane County, WA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spokane county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.0%.
Spokane county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99201 (Spokane, WA) is leaning liberal.
Spokane, Washington is leaning liberal.
Spokane County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Spokane-Spokane Valley Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Spokane, 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 99201 (Spokane)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,682 contributions totaling $338,406 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 277 contributions totaling $111,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)