Hayden, Idaho is located in Kootenai County, and is a small town with a population of just over 14,000 residents. While it is not a large political center, Hayden does have some local government and organizations that are active in the community. The city council consists of five members who are elected to two-year terms and meet regularly to discuss local issues. Other local organizations include the Hayden Chamber of Commerce and the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office, which provide important services to the citizens of Hayden. Civic engagement is important for any thriving community, and Hayden residents can stay informed on political issues by attending public meetings or participating in events such as voter registration drives and candidate forums.
The political climate in Hayden, ID is strongly conservative.
Kootenai County, ID is very conservative. In Kootenai County, ID 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kootenai county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 27.1%.
Kootenai county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayden, ID is strongly conservative.
Kootenai County, Idaho is very conservative.
Coeur d'Alene 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.
Hayden, 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 Hayden, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,398 contributions totaling $217,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,322 contributions totaling $452,882 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)