Idaho Falls, ID is a city situated in Eastern Idaho. It is known for its breathtaking natural beauty and abundant outdoor activities. In terms of politics, Idaho Falls has a strong conservative leaning as the majority of its residents are registered Republicans. On the local level, the mayor of Idaho Falls is Rebecca Casper and the city council consists of seven members who each serve four-year terms. The current council members are Richard Harward, Jim McGee, Anne Fox-Burriss, Pauline Kuroda-Petersen, Jeffery F. Smith, Dale Healey and Mike Fluharty. They meet regularly to discuss legislation that affects the citizens of Idaho Falls and make decisions on important matters such as public safety and infrastructure. Along with these representatives from the local government there are also several state representatives from Idaho Falls that serve in the state legislature in Boise.
The political climate in Idaho Falls, ID is moderately conservative.
Bonneville County, ID is very conservative. In Bonneville County, ID 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bonneville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 26.4%.
Bonneville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Idaho Falls, ID is moderately conservative.
Bonneville County, Idaho is very conservative.
Idaho 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.
Idaho Falls, 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 Idaho Falls, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,740 contributions totaling $179,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,150 contributions totaling $2,446,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)