Lewiston, Idaho, is a small city in the northern part of the state with a population of around 31,000 people. Located at the convergence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers, it is home to many outdoor activities and beautiful nature. Politics in Lewiston are focused on local issues such as improving infrastructure, creating educational opportunities for students, and boosting economic development in the area. Local elections are held each year to elect political leaders who will advocate for these issues and help create positive change. In 2021 several candidates have already declared their candidacy for local office including Mayor Laura Petix-Moore and Councilman Alan Eberline. These local candidates bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that will benefit all citizens in 83501 Lewiston.
The political climate in Zip 83501 (Lewiston, ID) is strongly conservative.
Nez Perce County, ID is very conservative. In Nez Perce County, ID 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nez Perce county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 31.9%.
Nez Perce county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83501 (Lewiston, ID) is strongly conservative.
Lewiston, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Nez Perce County, Idaho is very conservative.
Lewiston Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lewiston, 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 83501 (Lewiston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 934 contributions totaling $54,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 526 contributions totaling $105,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)