Harrison, ID is a small rural town located in the southwestern corner of Idaho. It has a long history of political activism and engagement, with citizens making their voices heard at the local, state, and national levels. As such, Harrison’s politics are diverse and robust. The town is represented by several elected officials on the county, state, and federal levels. These include members of both major parties as well as independents who strive to make sure all voices are heard in the decision-making process. Harrison also has a lively civic life with volunteer efforts to improve the town’s infrastructure and quality of life for its residents. From preserving local history to working together on economic development projects, Harrison’s citizens continue to work together to create a vibrant community that respects differences while striving for progress on important issues.
The political climate in Harrison, 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
Harrison, 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.
Harrison, 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 Harrison, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $7,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)