The politics in 98951 Wapato, WA are largely shaped by the Yakama Nation. The Yakama Nation is the largest Native American reservation in Washington State and its members play an important role in shaping local politics. Its government is a sovereign nation, and it has its own elected officers and representatives who make decisions about land use, economic development, tribal services, and education in the region. Additionally, elections are held annually to choose representatives from the tribe to serve on tribal councils. These representatives work with federal and state governments to ensure that tribal members have access to critical resources like health care, education, housing, employment opportunities, and other essential services. Furthermore, many community organizations based within Wapato are dedicated to engaging with the local political system through grassroots efforts like voter registration drives and community forums. These groups strive to ensure that all citizens of Wapato have equitable access to their rights as citizens.
The political climate in Zip 98951 (Wapato, WA) is leaning conservative.
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
Zip 98951 (Wapato, WA) is leaning conservative.
Wapato, Washington is leaning conservative.
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.
Wapato, 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 98951 (Wapato)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $1,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $6,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)