The politics in 83854 Post Falls, ID are largely determined by local citizens who vote in elections for their chosen candidates. The city council is comprised of five members who are elected on a non-partisan basis and serve four year terms. The mayor is also elected from the community for a two-year term. In addition to the regular elections that decide the representatives of this area, there are also special referendums on specific issues facing the community that can influence local policy and decisions. Residents here have the right to cast their votes on numerous issues, including taxation, education, healthcare, social services, infrastructure and more. This ensures that all voices within 83854 Post Falls, ID are heard when it comes to understanding policies and making important changes for the betterment of the area.
The political climate in Zip 83854 (Post Falls, ID) is strongly 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 83854 (Post Falls, ID) is strongly conservative.
Post Falls, Idaho is strongly 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.
Post Falls, 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 83854 (Post Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 749 contributions totaling $28,202 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 815 contributions totaling $204,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)