ris ▁Rod gers ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Washington ▁State ▁is ▁represented ▁nation ally ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Pat ty ▁Murray ▁and ▁Dem ocrat ▁Maria ▁Cant well . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁general ▁election , ▁Sp ok ane ▁County ▁fav ored ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁for ▁President ▁over ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁by ▁ 5 1 . 5 ▁to ▁ 4 5 . 7 ▁percent ; ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁ball ot , ▁the ▁county ▁supported ▁the ▁legal ization ▁of ▁recre ational ▁mar iju ana ▁ball ot ▁measure ▁by ▁ 5 2 . 2 ▁to ▁ 4 7 . 9 ▁percent ▁and ▁opposed ▁the ▁legal ization ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁by ▁ 4 4 . 1 ▁to ▁ 5 5 . 9 ▁percent . ▁Sp ok ane ▁native ▁Tom ▁F ole y ▁was ▁a ▁Democratic ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁Washington ' s ▁ 5 th ▁district ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁enjo ying ▁large ▁support ▁from ▁Sp ok ane , ▁until ▁his ▁narrow ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁" Rep ublic an ▁Revolution " ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁U . S . ▁vot ers ▁have ▁turned ▁out ▁a ▁sitting ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁since ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁Crime ▁ ▁The ▁crime ▁rate ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁( Sp ok ane ▁County ) ▁was ▁ 6 4 . 8