Kootenai, ID is a small city located in northern Idaho. It has a long history of local politics, with residents playing an active role in the political process. Issues such as tax reform, zoning policies and economic development are constantly being discussed in Kootenai. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on environmental protection and sustainability initiatives. There are several local political organizations working to improve the quality of life for all of Kootenai’s citizens while creating a better future for the community. Local politicians are eager to hear from their constituents and take their ideas and opinions into consideration when making decisions about the city’s future. Residents can attend meetings and town hall events or contact their representatives directly to voice their concerns. With such an engaged citizenry, Kootenai's politics remain vibrant and dynamic today.
The political climate in Kootenai, ID is strongly 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
Kootenai, ID is strongly 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.
Kootenai, 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 Kootenai, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,565 contributions totaling $191,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 498 contributions totaling $357,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $717 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)