Emmett, Idaho is a small rural city located in Gem County. It is a bustling and vibrant community with a rich local history and culture. Politically, the citizens of Emmett are represented by the mayor and eight members of the city council who are all committed to making the city a better place for its residents. The mayor works closely with the council to ensure that decisions are being made in the best interests of everyone in Emmett. Residents also have an active voice in local politics as they are able to attend monthly town hall meetings which give them an opportunity to make their opinions heard. All decisions made by the elected officials and staff strive to maintain positive relations between the community and government, while also addressing important issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, education, environmental protection, and more.
The political climate in Emmett, ID is moderately conservative.
Gem County, ID is very conservative. In Gem County, ID 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gem county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 18.1%.
Gem county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emmett, ID is moderately conservative.
Gem County, Idaho is very conservative.
Boise City 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.
Emmett, 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 Emmett, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,332 contributions totaling $231,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,333 contributions totaling $567,399 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)