Oakesdale, WA is a small town located in the eastern part of the state with a population of just over 600 people. It has a friendly, rural atmosphere and a strong sense of community. The local government of Oakesdale is led by an elected Mayor and four City Council members. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for making decisions regarding the town鈥檚 infrastructure, resources, services and overall safety. Residents of the town vote on local ballot initiatives that help shape their community. This includes things like passing levies to fund schools and libraries as well as proposing changes to city ordinances or planning projects. Additionally, Oakesdale citizens have the option of electing local political candidates who can bring new ideas to their town government.
The political climate in Zip 99158 (Oakesdale, WA) is leaning conservative.
Whitman County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Whitman County, WA 52.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whitman county remained strongly Democratic, 52.9% to 42.9%.
Whitman county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99158 (Oakesdale, WA) is leaning conservative.
Oakesdale, Washington is leaning conservative.
Whitman County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Pullman Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Oakesdale, Washington: R r d r d D
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 99158 (Oakesdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)