Bannock, ID County is a small rural county located in the southeastern region of Idaho. It is home to a diverse population with a wide range of political views. Although there is no local government, the county is governed at the state level by representatives from both major political parties. There are several local initiatives and campaigns that focus on issues such as education reform, infrastructure development, and economic growth. Voters in Bannock County have the opportunity to help shape their community by electing politicians that represent their values and beliefs. Through grassroots organizing and activism, citizens can engage in the political process and have an impact on policies that affect their lives.
The political climate in 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
Bannock County, ID 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.
Bannock, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Bannock County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,163 contributions totaling $137,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 619 contributions totaling $148,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)