The city of Spokane, WA (99208) is a vibrant area that is home to a variety of people. Politically, the city has a diverse set of candidates who are vying for elected positions in local government. These individuals come from different backgrounds and ideologies, and they have varied opinions on how best to govern the city. This competition for office has resulted in meaningful debates on issues such as how to best create jobs and provide public services, as well as how to improve infrastructure and support businesses. With the recent election of its mayor and city council members, Spokane is now led by an administration that is committed to working collaboratively with its citizens toward positive progress for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 99208 (Spokane, WA) is leaning conservative.
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 99208 (Spokane, WA) is leaning conservative.
Spokane, Washington is leaning conservative.
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 99208 (Spokane)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,547 contributions totaling $136,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 771 contributions totaling $150,963 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)