Spokane, Washington (99217) is a mid-sized city located in the Inland Northwest. It is home to a diverse population of over 210,000 people and is known for its rich culture, educational opportunities, and outdoor activities. Politically, Spokane leans toward the Democratic Party with almost two-thirds of the registered voters affiliated with the party. The city’s mayor since 2019 has been Nadine Woodward who was first elected as a member of the nonpartisan City Council in 2004. On a state level, U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers representing Washington’s 5th Congressional District represents many of Spokane’s residents in Washington D.C.. At the state legislature level, Senator Andy Billig (D), Representative Marcus Riccelli (D), and Representative Timm Ormsby (D) represent District 3 which includes portions of Spokane. With its expansive parks, strong economy and vibrant culture, it's easy to see why Spokane is such an attractive place to call home - politically or otherwise.
The political climate in Zip 99217 (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 99217 (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 99217 (Spokane)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 478 contributions totaling $28,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $35,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)