The small city of Carmen, Idaho in 83462 is home to a population of around 500 people who are mainly involved in the agricultural industry. The town’s main political activities come from the local town council, which is responsible for making decisions about zoning, infrastructure and other local issues. Every few years the residents of Carmen vote on the Mayor and Town Council Members who will serve for 3 year terms. The political perspective of this rural community generally tends towards conservative ideals with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility. Although there is no representation from either party in Carmen, most people tend to vote along party lines when it comes to state or national elections. With such a small population, local politics remains the primary interest for many citizens of this quiet western town.
The political climate in Zip 83462 (Carmen, ID) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 83462 (Carmen, ID) is strongly conservative.
Carmen, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Lemhi County, Idaho is very conservative.
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Idaho is strongly conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Carmen, 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 zip 83462 (Carmen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $4,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)