Hollister, ID is a small city in Elmore county with an estimated population of around 5,000 people. The local politics of Hollister are managed by the mayor and city council, who work together to ensure the well-being of the community. They make decisions on issues such as infrastructure improvements, taxes and spending, public safety, grant opportunities and other services for residents. The mayor is elected for a four-year term while the city council is comprised of members elected to two-year terms. In addition to local officials, there are several local organizations that focus on improving the lives of citizens in Hollister through education and advocacy. These organizations include youth empowerment programs, neighborhood associations and community engagement initiatives. While there are no specific state or federal candidates running for office from Hollister at this time, the individuals in charge of local politics play an important role in shaping policy that affects all residents.
The political climate in Hollister, ID is very conservative.
Twin Falls County, ID is very conservative. In Twin Falls County, ID 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Twin Falls county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.7%.
Twin Falls county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hollister, ID is very conservative.
Twin Falls County, Idaho is very conservative.
Twin Falls 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.
Hollister, 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 Hollister, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,301 contributions totaling $75,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 635 contributions totaling $112,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)