Ponderay, Idaho is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its size, the town has a rich political history and is home to several local political organizations. Residents of Ponderay are passionate about their politics and take part in local elections and discussions. Local issues are discussed at monthly Town Hall meetings where citizens can discuss topics such as taxes, parks, roads, and educational initiatives. Voters across the area turn out for important elections that decide who will represent them in city council as well as state and national offices. The citizens of Ponderay actively engage in their community’s political environment to ensure the best outcomes for the future of their town and its residents.
The political climate in Ponderay, ID is moderately conservative.
Bonner County, ID is very conservative. In Bonner County, ID 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bonner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 30.4%.
Bonner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ponderay, ID is moderately conservative.
Bonner County, Idaho is very conservative.
Sandpoint 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.
Ponderay, 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 Ponderay, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,627 contributions totaling $202,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 504 contributions totaling $355,761 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $706 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)