The democrat party of 80 years ago was not the baby murdering, pro homo “marriage” party it has became. The democrat party of 80 years ago was the dominate party in the majority of all states. Since the party became the Godless party California heathens have invaded the state by the millions and that’s why the liberals now reside in the liberal stronghold of King County. The vast land area of the state remains strong republican country. The area east of the Cascades has advocated breaking away from the liberal part of the state for years. I wish it would. The politics are as different as night and day.
Eastern Washington is overwhelmingly conservative, except for Spokane, but it only has one-third of the population of the state. They would be happier as a part of Idaho.
However, there is a stubborn libertarian streak in Eastern Washington. In 1998, an initiative that would have banned partial birth abortion lost in every county, except one tiny county in Eastern Washington. When pollsters asked people in Eastern Washington why they voted so strongly against it, they said they didn't want government to have the power to poke its nose into their family's most personal decisions.