Preston, ID is a small rural city located in Oneida County in Idaho. The city of Preston has a population of approximately 1,500 and is home to many families and businesses. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the community. At the local level, residents have the opportunity to get involved by voting in local elections for their representatives on the City Council or running for office themselves. There are also various civic organizations in Preston that provide forums for political discussion and involvement. These organizations host regular meetings and events for citizens to discuss important issues facing Preston such as education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Getting involved politically at any level helps ensure that citizens’ voices are heard and that decisions made by elected officials are reflective of their needs and interests.
The political climate in Zip 83263 (Preston, ID) is very conservative.
Franklin County, ID is very conservative. In Franklin County, ID 9.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.7% to 9.9%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83263 (Preston, ID) is very conservative.
Preston, Idaho is very conservative.
Franklin County, Idaho is very conservative.
Logan 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.
Preston, 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 83263 (Preston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)