Moscow, ID is a small town located in northern Idaho with a population of just under 25,000. This rural area has a strong sense of community and local politics are important to the local residents. Politically, Moscow leans slightly to the left as there are more Democratic-leaning candidates who tend to win most of the elections. The most pressing political issues that face this town include education, healthcare access, and economic growth. Over the past few years, Moscow has seen an increase in voter turnout for both local and national elections as citizens become increasingly engaged in their political process. There are many passionate groups advocating for change and progress within the city, including environmental groups, public health advocates, and those who support small businesses. Moscow is a great example of how small towns can be politically active when it comes to making positive changes that benefit all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 83843 (Moscow, ID) is leaning liberal.
Latah County, ID is leaning liberal. In Latah County, ID 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, Latah county remained Democratic, 49.7% to 46.0%.
Latah county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83843 (Moscow, ID) is leaning liberal.
Moscow, Idaho is leaning liberal.
Latah County, Idaho is leaning liberal.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 83843 (Moscow)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,011 contributions totaling $694,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $45,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)