The city of Ponderay, ID (83852) is a small, but growing community located in northern Idaho. Despite its small size, the city has a strong political presence and is home to many local candidates who are running for office in the area. The most prominent political issue in Ponderay is the preservation of natural resources within the city limits. Local politicians continually strive to maintain a healthy environment for all residents while preserving wildlife and open spaces. The city's government also works to ensure that current zoning regulations protect both public safety and private property rights. Additionally, economic growth initiatives are regularly discussed by elected officials in order to create jobs within the community and strengthen the local economy. All of these efforts combined help make Ponderay an ideal place to live for current and future generations alike.
The political climate in Zip 83852 (Ponderay, ID) is strongly conservative.
Bonner County, ID is very conservative. In Bonner County, ID 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bonner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 30.4%.
Bonner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83852 (Ponderay, ID) is strongly conservative.
Ponderay, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Bonner County, Idaho is very conservative.
Sandpoint 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.
Ponderay, 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 83852 (Ponderay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $10,179 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)