The small town of Starbuck, WA has a population of just under 1,000 people and is located in the Eastern part of Washington State. The political landscape in this rural town is comprised mainly of conservative-leaning values. In recent years, many local politicians have been elected on platforms that focus on preserving the small-town charm of Starbuck while still advocating for progress. Local candidates tend to be focused on issues such as lowering taxes, improving public safety, supporting local businesses, and improving infrastructure. In addition, many residents are passionate about protecting land and water rights in the area. Despite its small population size, citizens in Starbuck have a strong sense of pride and unity when it comes to their community and its politics.
The political climate in Zip 99359 (Starbuck, WA) is very conservative.
Columbia County, WA is very conservative. In Columbia County, WA 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 26.8%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99359 (Starbuck, WA) is very conservative.
Starbuck, Washington is very conservative.
Columbia County, Washington is very conservative.
Walla Walla 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.
Starbuck, 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 99359 (Starbuck)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)