The Blackfoot, ID Metro Area is home to a vibrant and diverse community with a strong sense of local politics. The city of Blackfoot has elected various representatives in the past, including a mayor and several city council members. These representatives help inform the public on important issues, such as zoning regulations, infrastructure projects, and community initiatives. Additionally, numerous civic organizations work to increase public engagement in the political process by providing educational materials on local elections and offering support for candidates who share their values. Although there are no current local candidates running for office in the Blackfoot metro area, residents can still get involved in politics by staying informed about local issues and attending public meetings to voice their opinion.
The political climate in Blackfoot Metro Area is very conservative.
In Blackfoot Metro Area 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Blackfoot metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 20.6%.
The Blackfoot metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackfoot 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.
Blackfoot, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Blackfoot Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 267 contributions totaling $15,330 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $48,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)