The town of 83855 Potlatch, ID is governed by a small yet effective local government. The town council consists of four members that are all residents of the community, who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their roles. The Mayor is elected every two years and has the final say on policy and other decisions. The Council meets regularly to discuss issues in the community and make decisions regarding budgets, ordinances, public works projects, and more. Citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinion during Council meetings or through written communication sent directly to City Hall. Together, the council ensures that 83855 Potlatch is a great place to live for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 83855 (Potlatch, ID) is leaning conservative.
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 83855 (Potlatch, ID) is leaning conservative.
Potlatch, Idaho is leaning conservative.
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.
Potlatch, 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 83855 (Potlatch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $3,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)