Lemhi County, Idaho is a rural area located in the heart of the state. It is home to a population of over 8,000 people and is known for its breathtaking natural scenery. While the county has a relatively small population, its politics are still an important factor in local life. The county has two seats in the Idaho State Legislature, held by Republican Representative Thyra Stevenson and Senator Steve Thayn. The county also sends three representatives to the Lemhi County Commission, which governs most local issues within the county including taxes, land zoning and control of public resources. In addition, Lemhi County residents can vote for federal representatives on election day as well as numerous local candidates for positions such as Sheriff and other offices held by elected officials. The overall political party makeup of Lemhi County leans towards Republican ideals with many conservative perspectives being represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Lemhi County, ID is very conservative.
In Lemhi County, ID 21.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lemhi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 21.8%.
Lemhi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lemhi County, ID is very conservative.
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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.
Lemhi, 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 Lemhi County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $3,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $44,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)