Pocatello, Idaho is a vibrant city with an active political scene. The city is part of Bannock County and the state legislature for Idaho, making it a major player in both local and state politics. The mayor of Pocatello is currently Brian Blad, who was elected to the position in 2018. He has worked hard to promote economic growth and development in the area. In addition to the mayor, there are several other local politicians who serve on various boards and committees within the city. These board members are elected to represent their districts in Pocatello and ensure that decisions are made that benefit the entire community. There are also many volunteer organizations that strive to make Pocatello an even better place for all who live here. All of these individuals work together to ensure that Pocatello remains a strong and vibrant city.
The political climate in Pocatello, ID is somewhat conservative.
Bannock County, ID is moderately conservative. In Bannock County, ID 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bannock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 36.9%.
Bannock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocatello, ID is somewhat conservative.
Bannock County, Idaho is moderately conservative.
Pocatello Metro Area is moderately 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.
Pocatello, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Pocatello, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,851 contributions totaling $299,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,486 contributions totaling $364,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)