Lewiston, Idaho is a small city located in the northern part of the state. It has a rich history as a trading crossroads for Native American tribes and was the first non-Native settlement in North Idaho. As with many cities its size, Lewiston is home to an active political scene. Local elections usually involve several candidates from both major parties running for offices such as Mayor, City Council and other municipal positions. Candidates are often dedicated to bettering the local community through improved infrastructure and services for residents. Additionally, there are special interest groups that hold rallies and town hall meetings throughout year to discuss important issues relating to the city such as crime prevention, economic development, education reform and more. Aside from these events, Lewiston also hosts various candidate forums and debates during election season so citizens can learn about their choices before casting their vote.
The political climate in Lewiston, ID is moderately conservative.
Nez Perce County, ID is very conservative. In Nez Perce County, ID 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nez Perce county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 31.9%.
Nez Perce county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewiston, ID is moderately conservative.
Nez Perce County, Idaho is very conservative.
Lewiston Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lewiston, 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 Lewiston, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 934 contributions totaling $54,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 526 contributions totaling $105,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)