Jerome, Idaho is a small city located in south-central Idaho surrounded by open farmland and orchards. Politics in Jerome are largely dominated by the local Republican party which controls the state government. The mayor of Jerome is elected on a nonpartisan basis while the City Council consists of three members who are all Republicans. Local elections focus on issues like infrastructure development, economic development, and public safety. The citizens of Jerome take part in politics by voting in local and state elections to ensure their voices are heard. Furthermore, there are several community groups that work to engage residents in the political process and encourage civic participation. Overall, politics in Jerome remain largely conservative but still promote an open dialogue between citizens and representatives.
The political climate in Jerome, ID is moderately conservative.
Jerome County, ID is very conservative. In Jerome County, ID 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jerome county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.1%.
Jerome county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jerome, ID is moderately conservative.
Jerome 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.
Jerome, 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 Jerome, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $4,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $37,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)