Twin Falls, Idaho is a small city located in south-central Idaho. It is known for its outdoor recreation, friendly people, and vibrant local politics. Twin Falls has a City Council form of government with seven members who are elected by citizens to make decisions about city services, infrastructure, and other important issues. The council is responsible for overseeing the budget process and passing ordinances that affect all aspects of life in Twin Falls. Local elections are held every two years where residents have the chance to vote for representatives they feel best represent their interests. In addition to the council members, Twin Falls also elects candidates for mayor every four years. The mayor is responsible for promoting economic development initiatives as well as keeping Twin Falls safe and stable for its citizens.
The political climate in Twin Falls, ID is moderately conservative.
Twin Falls County, ID is very conservative. In Twin Falls County, ID 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Twin Falls county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.7%.
Twin Falls county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Twin Falls, ID is moderately conservative.
Twin Falls County, Idaho is very conservative.
Twin Falls 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.
Twin Falls, 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 Twin Falls, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,318 contributions totaling $77,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 742 contributions totaling $127,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)