The small town of Touchet, WA (99360) is a rural area in the eastern part of Washington state. The local politics of this town are largely focused on supporting the agricultural industry that has been the lifeblood of the area for many years. Local initiatives typically involve supporting farmers and ranchers with tax credits and other incentives to keep them profitable. There are also efforts to help create jobs within the community by developing new businesses and bringing in new investment capital. Many locals take an active part in their local government, participating in workshops, volunteer activities, and fundraisers to help make a difference for their community. Local elections often involve a few candidates running for office, so it’s important for citizens to get involved and be aware of who’s running for what office each election year.
The political climate in Zip 99360 (Touchet, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Walla Walla County, WA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walla Walla county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 43.8%.
Walla Walla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99360 (Touchet, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Touchet, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Walla Walla County, Washington is somewhat 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.
Touchet, 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 99360 (Touchet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,406 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $7,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)