Preston, Idaho is a small city located in southeastern Idaho with a population of over 5,000 people. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government with four council members and a mayor. Currently, Preston is governed by Mayor Seth Yarnell who was first elected to office in 2019. Community involvement is key to the politics of Preston and local citizens are encouraged to get involved and stay informed on current issues through their elected officials. There are also several different civic organizations that offer opportunities for residents to be involved in local decision making processes, such as the Preston City Improvement Committee and the Preston Chamber of Commerce. With its commitment to civic engagement and strong sense of community, Preston is an excellent example of how democracy can work effectively at the local level.
The political climate in Preston, ID is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, ID is very conservative. In Franklin County, ID 9.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.7% to 9.9%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Preston, ID is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Idaho is very conservative.
Logan 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.
Preston, 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 Preston, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)