Glenns Ferry, Idaho is a small rural town with a population of just over 1,700 people. It has an active local political scene as the city government works to provide effective services for its citizens. The city council consists of five elected members who are responsible for making decisions such as passing ordinances and setting the budget for the year. Local elections are held every two years and in these elections residents are able to vote for candidates who will represent them on the city council. Issues that are addressed in Glenns Ferry range from improving infrastructure to increasing economic development opportunities in the area. In addition, the mayor is also elected every four years and plays an important role in determining how resources are allocated throughout the town. With an engaged citizenry, high voter turnout, and dedicated public servants, Glenns Ferry continues to be a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Glenns Ferry, ID is strongly conservative.
Elmore County, ID is very conservative. In Elmore County, ID 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.5%.
Elmore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glenns Ferry, ID is strongly conservative.
Elmore County, Idaho is very conservative.
Mountain Home 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.
Glenns Ferry, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Glenns Ferry, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $7,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $603 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)