The politics of 98948 Toppenish, WA are largely shaped by the local government and the many initiatives it has in place to ensure the area's continued success. The town is served by a highly dedicated mayor and city council who diligently work to provide citizens with quality services like public safety, library resources, and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, various civic-minded organizations have formed in order to help support the community's growth. Examples include groups focused on supporting small businesses, providing educational opportunities for youth, and helping reduce poverty levels. Through these efforts, 98948 Toppenish has become a welcoming and prosperous place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 98948 (Toppenish, WA) is leaning 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 98948 (Toppenish, WA) is leaning conservative.
Toppenish, Washington is leaning 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.
Toppenish, 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 98948 (Toppenish)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $15,714 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $11,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)