The small town of Spirit Lake, Idaho is politically active and engaged in local issues. Although the city does not have a mayor or any specific political representation, there are many individuals and organizations that work hard to make sure their voices are heard. Residents often organize meetings to discuss topics such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Citizens also participate in public forums held by local representatives who advocate for the community’s needs. Additionally, individuals often join together to create ballot initiatives that directly reflect the values of Spirit Lake’s citizens. Ultimately, Spirit Lake emphasizes participatory democracy and strives to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard on important issues.
The political climate in Spirit Lake, ID is strongly conservative.
Kootenai County, ID is very conservative. In Kootenai County, ID 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kootenai county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 27.1%.
Kootenai county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spirit Lake, ID is strongly conservative.
Kootenai County, Idaho is very conservative.
Coeur d'Alene 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.
Spirit Lake, 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 Spirit Lake, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $1,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $4,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)