Wishram, Washington is a small rural town located in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge. The town has a population of around 700 people and is known for its unique views and calm atmosphere. Despite its small size, there is still a great deal of politics at work in Wishram. Local elections are held every two years to elect city council members and mayors who represent their respective constituents. Recently, the local economy has been revitalized by an increase in tourism to the area, leading to an increased focus on growth and development initiatives among city officials. Overall, Wishram’s political environment is friendly and peaceful, with citizens engaging in meaningful dialogue about the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 98673 (Wishram, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Klickitat County, WA 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Klickitat county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 43.9%.
Klickitat county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98673 (Wishram, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Wishram, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Klickitat County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Wishram, Washington: R R d 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 98673 (Wishram)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)