The politics of Priest River, ID encompass a wide range of issues affecting the city. The city government is made up of elected officials, including a mayor and members of the city council. The local political scene is diverse and vibrant, with residents actively engaging in debates on topics ranging from tax policy to infrastructure development. The city's population is small but growing, and there are efforts being made to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to decision-making. Priest River is committed to providing resources that benefit the whole community, while also making sure that individuals have access to services and programs that help them achieve their goals. With a variety of initiatives in place and people working together for positive change, the future looks bright for Priest River's political landscape.
The political climate in Priest River, 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
Priest River, 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.
Priest River, 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 Priest River, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 322 contributions totaling $15,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $19,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)