The politics in 98946 Thorp, WA is largely influenced by its rural nature. It is a small community that puts a lot of emphasis on local elections and involvement in decision-making. The town has its own mayor and town council to make decisions on behalf of the community. They are elected by the town residents every few years to represent their interests and ensure that all aspects of the local government are operating efficiently. The mayor and council work together to create policies, enact laws, provide services, and promote economic stability for the area. Additionally, they serve as advocates between their constituents and various public agencies. Thorp is also part of larger political issues at the state level where its residents have a voice in policy decisions that affect them locally.
The political climate in Zip 98946 (Thorp, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Kittitas County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Kittitas County, WA 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kittitas county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 43.3%.
Kittitas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98946 (Thorp, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Thorp, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Kittitas County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Ellensburg 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.
Thorp, 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 98946 (Thorp)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,611 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)