Bonners Ferry, Idaho is a small town located in the northern panhandle of the state. It has a population of around 2,500 people and is known for its mountain views and rural lifestyle. The town's politics are mainly dominated by local issues such as health care, education, public safety, and other services that impact the local community. The city council is made up of five elected members who oversee the budget and other municipal affairs. Local elections are held every two years to elect representatives from each district to serve on the city council. There are various political candidates running in each election cycle that represent different points of view on how best to address civic issues. Residents can get involved in these elections by voting for the candidate they feel best serves their interests and views on how to move Bonners Ferry forward in a positive way.
The political climate in Bonners Ferry, ID is strongly conservative.
Boundary County, ID is very conservative. In Boundary County, ID 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boundary county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.3%.
Boundary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bonners Ferry, ID is strongly conservative.
Boundary 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.
Bonners Ferry, 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 Bonners Ferry, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $7,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 294 contributions totaling $61,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)