The small city of 98947 Tieton, WA is home to a diverse and engaged population. Despite its small size, it has a strong political presence and is represented by many dedicated local politicians. These representatives work together to ensure that the community’s needs are met and take action on issues that matter to citizens. Recent efforts have focused on improving public safety, increasing access to quality education, and addressing infrastructure problems. The community also regularly comes together for events such as town hall meetings or rallies to discuss political topics and make their voices heard. In addition, active participation in local elections helps ensure that the right people are representing 98947 Tieton at every level of government.
The political climate in Zip 98947 (Tieton, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Yakima County, WA is leaning conservative. In Yakima County, WA 44.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yakima county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.9%.
Yakima county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98947 (Tieton, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Tieton, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Yakima County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Yakima Metro Area is leaning 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.
Tieton, 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 98947 (Tieton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $9,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)