The small town of Cataldo, ID (83810) is part of the Kootenai County political system. It has a mayor and four City Council members who are responsible for making decisions about the town's budget, infrastructure, and other local matters. Cataldo residents elect their leaders every two years in an open primary election and general election. The local issues up for debate in the recent elections include funding public safety programs, improving road maintenance and creating more economic development opportunities. Voters in Cataldo also have the opportunity to participate in larger county-wide initiatives such as tax levies, bond issues or land use regulations. In addition to elected officials, Cataldo has several appointed boards and commissions that make policy recommendations to the Mayor and City Council. These groups are comprised of volunteers who come from a variety of backgrounds and bring with them unique perspectives on what is best for their community.
The political climate in Zip 83810 (Cataldo, ID) is very 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
Zip 83810 (Cataldo, ID) is very conservative.
Cataldo, Idaho is very 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.
Cataldo, 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 zip 83810 (Cataldo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $5,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $12,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)