Oldtown, Idaho is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. The politics in Oldtown are rooted in a strong sense of community and shared values. Local elections tend to be focused on local issues that affect all citizens of Oldtown, such as economic development, education, healthcare, public safety, and environmental protection. Residents are passionate about making sure that their elected officials are representing their best interests. Candidates running for office take the time to get out into the community and talk to residents about important topics and how they can help make positive changes for everyone. Elections in Oldtown always bring out a large voter turnout and engaged civic dialogue from all corners of the town.
The political climate in Oldtown, 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
Oldtown, 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.
Oldtown, 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 Oldtown, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $8,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $11,092 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)