The city of 99353 West Richland, WA is an area with a vibrant politics scene. The community is filled with passionate residents who are eager to share their opinions and be involved in the political process. With the local elections coming up, candidates are already laying out their platforms and discussing ideas that would affect the town’s future. Residents can look forward to upcoming debates and forums in which they can hear each candidate’s views on important issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, environmental protection, and economic development. All of these topics have a direct impact on the lives of those living in the city, so it is essential for citizens to stay informed about local politics and participate in elections when the time comes.
The political climate in Zip 99353 (West Richland, WA) is moderately conservative.
Benton County, WA is moderately conservative. In Benton County, WA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 37.6%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99353 (West Richland, WA) is moderately conservative.
West Richland, Washington is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Washington is moderately conservative.
Kennewick-Richland Metro Area is moderately 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.
West Richland, 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 99353 (West Richland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,062 contributions totaling $61,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $43,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)