Union Gap, WA is a small community situated between the Cascade Mountains and Washington's Yakima River. It is known for its agricultural heritage, close-knit neighborhoods, and rural lifestyle. Politically speaking, Union Gap has traditionally been a center-left leaning region, with particularly strong support for progressive social causes such as LGBTQ+ rights and environmental protection. The town's government is composed of a city council that is elected every four years by the local citizens. There are several local political candidates who are aligned with the progressive agenda of Union Gap. They all share a commitment to the preservation of the town's rural character while embracing progress and modernity at the same time.
The political climate in Union Gap, WA is leaning liberal.
Yakima County, WA is leaning conservative. In Yakima County, WA 44.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yakima county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.9%.
Yakima county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union Gap, WA is leaning liberal.
Yakima County, Washington is leaning conservative.
Yakima Metro Area is leaning 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.
Union Gap, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Union Gap, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 456 contributions totaling $36,876 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 478 contributions totaling $96,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)