Athol, ID is a small town located in Kootenai County with a population of approximately 822. The political landscape in Athol consists of local candidates and the countywide elections that take place every two years. Candidates running for municipal office must be registered voters and be either nominated by their party or receive sufficient signatures on a petition to get on the ballot. Local politics are focused on a variety of different issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and other services provided to residents. In the last election held in 2018, three candidates campaigned for mayor and four candidates campaigned for city council positions. All positions were filled by incumbents who ran unopposed. Residents of Athol actively participate in politics through engaging in local debates and voting on ballot initiatives. Through these activities, citizens work together to shape their community’s future and ensure that their voices are heard in local government decision-making processes.
The political climate in Athol, ID is strongly conservative.
Kootenai County, ID is very conservative. In Kootenai County, ID 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kootenai county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 27.1%.
Kootenai county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Athol, ID is strongly conservative.
Kootenai County, Idaho is very conservative.
Coeur d'Alene Metro Area is very conservative.
Idaho is strongly conservative.
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.
Athol, Idaho: 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 Athol, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $7,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $14,456 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)