Cambridge, Idaho is a small rural town located in Washington County. It has a population of just under 1,000 people and is known for its natural beauty and friendly atmosphere. Politically speaking, Cambridge is home to a wide variety of views and opinions. The town council meets every month to discuss local issues, such as zoning regulations and public works projects. Every two years during the primary election season, citizens can vote for local candidates who are running for city or county offices. Recent elections have seen candidates from both major political parties vying for positions on the council and other public offices in the area. Cambridge residents take an active role in their community by voting for the candidate they believe will best serve their needs. Additionally, the town holds various events throughout the year where citizens can come together to learn about important issues facing their community and share their opinions with local leaders.
The political climate in Cambridge, ID is strongly conservative.
Washington County, ID is very conservative. In Washington County, ID 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge, ID is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Idaho 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.
Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $809 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)