The politics of Lapwai, ID are largely defined by the Nez Perce Tribe. Located in northern Idaho, Lapwai is a small town with a population of just under 800 people. The Nez Perce Tribe holds much of the local political power and as such, most decisions and laws are subject to their authority. For instance, the Tribal Council governs social services and land management policies that affect all residents in Lapwai. Additionally, the Nez Perce Tribe sponsors numerous community events each year which brings together members of the tribe and non-Native residents alike to celebrate their culture and history. Local political candidates in Lapwai mainly only focus on issues affecting the local tribe and its citizens as well as state-wide issues that could potentially impact their constituents. As such, it is important for residents of this small town to pay attention to how their representatives vote on key tribal issues while also engaging in state-wide political discourse.
The political climate in Zip 83540 (Lapwai, ID) is strongly conservative.
Nez Perce County, ID is very conservative. In Nez Perce County, ID 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nez Perce county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 31.9%.
Nez Perce county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83540 (Lapwai, ID) is strongly conservative.
Lapwai, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Nez Perce County, Idaho is very conservative.
Lewiston Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lapwai, 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 83540 (Lapwai)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $3,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)