The politics in 83872 Viola, ID are influenced by the small population of the town. The mayor of the town is responsible for setting up local policies and regulations that follow the state laws. Local ordinances can be created to address specific issues in the community such as public safety or infrastructure needs. There are also several council members who are elected to represent certain interests within the town. The residents of 83872 Viola, ID have a strong sense of civic responsibility and take their voting seriously when it comes to electing leaders that will best represent their values. Despite its small size, 83872 Viola, ID has a vibrant political landscape with many passionate opinions being shared among its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 83872 (Viola, 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 83872 (Viola, ID) is leaning conservative.
Viola, 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.
Viola, 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 83872 (Viola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)