The Boise City, ID metro area is home to a vibrant political landscape. Local politics are driven by major policy issues such as education, economic development, transportation and public safety. In addition to these topics, local candidates often focus on initiatives related to environmental sustainability and social justice. The area has elected representatives from both major parties in the past, with members of the Democratic and Republican parties vying for power in the Idaho state legislature and other state-level offices. Elections for mayor and city council members also provide an opportunity for residents to get involved in their local government. Through grassroots campaigns, local citizens can make their voices heard and become active in shaping the direction of Boise City’s future.
The political climate in Boise City Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Boise City Metro Area 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Boise City metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 39.4%.
The Boise City metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Boise City, 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 Boise City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31,598 contributions totaling $2,049,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,129 contributions totaling $2,188,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)