The small town of Priest River, ID (83856) is situated in the northwestern corner of the state. It is a quiet community with an estimated population of just under two thousand people. Politically, Priest River leans heavily towards Republican candidates and the local government emphasizes fiscal responsibility. With a focus on balancing budgets and minimizing spending, the city council works hard to keep taxes low while still providing essential services to its residents. Although there are no major political figures from Priest River, many of its citizens take part in their local politics and value their right to vote. The town is one of many examples in Idaho that demonstrate the importance of civic engagement even in smaller communities.
The political climate in Zip 83856 (Priest River, ID) is very 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 83856 (Priest River, ID) is very conservative.
Priest River, Idaho is very 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.
Priest River, 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 83856 (Priest River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $7,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $9,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)