Mackay, Idaho is a small city located in rural Custer County, and has been around since the late 1800s. The city has seen its share of political changes over the years, but today it remains a staunchly conservative town. Local candidates for office tend to reflect this viewpoint, often promoting limited government and fiscal responsibility. Mackay is also known for its strong sense of community and tradition. Residents have a vested interest in making sure their leaders represent their values while working to ensure that all citizens can live peacefully and enjoy the many benefits of living in such a beautiful place. The city council works diligently to promote economic growth and protect local businesses. They also work closely with state and federal officials to keep Mackay's people safe and healthy through policies that support responsible growth and development within the town limits.
The political climate in Mackay, ID is strongly conservative.
Custer County, ID is very conservative. In Custer County, ID 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.0%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mackay, ID is strongly conservative.
Custer County, Idaho 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.
Mackay, 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 Mackay, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)