Cottonwood, ID is a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is a tight-knit community with a population of only about 500 people. Cottonwood prides itself on its neighborly sense of community and strong support for local businesses. Politically, the citizens of Cottonwood typically favor conservative values and tend to vote for Republican candidates in national elections. However, they are supportive of progressive solutions to local issues such as infrastructure development and school funding. Cottonwood does not have any local political candidates but votes in state and national elections to determine who will represent the city’s interests in those arenas. The citizens of Cottonwood understand that their voice matters, which is why they take voting very seriously and make sure to cast their ballots every election cycle.
The political climate in Cottonwood, ID is strongly conservative.
Idaho County, ID is very conservative. In Idaho County, ID 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Idaho county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 16.2%.
Idaho county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cottonwood, ID is strongly conservative.
Idaho County, Idaho 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.
Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)