Murphy, ID is a small city located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Politically, Murphy is a largely conservative town, with many residents voting Republican in local and national elections. In recent years, there has been increased focus on economic development in Murphy, with local government leaders seeking to attract new businesses and create more job opportunities for citizens. In addition, the city has also worked to promote civil rights and human rights issues through various initiatives and campaigns. A few of the more prominent local political candidates have included Joe Smith and Michelle Johnson who have both run for mayor in recent years. The citizens of Murphy have consistently voted for progressive policies on social issues, such as marriage equality and climate change initiatives. Overall, politics in Murphy is an important part of the community and it continues to be a major factor in shaping the area’s future.
The political climate in Murphy, ID is strongly conservative.
Owyhee County, ID is very conservative. In Owyhee County, ID 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Owyhee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.2%.
Owyhee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murphy, ID is strongly conservative.
Owyhee County, Idaho is very conservative.
Boise City Metro Area is moderately 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.
Murphy, 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 Murphy, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)