The politics of the Moscow, ID Metro Area remain vibrant and ever-changing. Local political candidates continually fight for a number of different issues, ranging from infrastructure improvements to better public education. Elections in the area are competitive and draw attention from people across the state. The area is also home to a number of advocacy organizations that work on behalf of the citizens to push for progressive policy changes. The metropolitan area is an important political hub in Idaho and has been at the forefront of many important debates over the years. These debates have shaped current laws and have had an impact on other areas as well. With so much attention given to politics in the Moscow Metro Area, it is clear that the local politicians are dedicated to making sure their constituents’ voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Moscow Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Moscow Metro Area 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Moscow metro area remained narrowly Democratic, 49.7% to 46.0%.
The Moscow metro area voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moscow Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Moscow, Idaho: R r d d d d
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Moscow Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,343 contributions totaling $705,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $60,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)