Lewis, ID County has a rich history of political activity and involvement. Local residents are passionate about their political beliefs and are committed to making a difference in the community. Every election cycle in Lewis County brings out candidates from all sides of the political spectrum, with citizens eager to cast their votes for the candidate they feel best represents their views. With several elected officials, including county commissioners and state representatives, local government is an integral part of everyday life in Lewis County. Residents take an active interest in staying informed on local politics, engaging in discussions and debates centered around important issues that impact their lives. Through this participation, citizens help shape the policies that affect them today and tomorrow.
The political climate in Lewis County, ID is very conservative.
In Lewis County, ID 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 18.7%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewis County, ID is very conservative.
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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.
Lewis, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Lewis County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 364 contributions totaling $14,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $12,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)