Sun Valley, ID is a small rural town located in the northern part of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that has made it an attractive place to live for many years. Though Sun Valley is not a major metropolitan area, the politics of the town are still important to residents. Local elections are held every two years with candidates from both major political parties running for positions on the city council and mayor’s office. Residents can get involved by attending candidate forums or public debates hosted by organizations across the city that help inform citizens on who they should vote for. Community members also volunteer their time to support campaigns and causes that they believe will make a positive difference in their local government. With its vibrant civic culture, Sun Valley is an excellent example of how politics can strengthen communities and bring people together.
The political climate in Sun Valley, ID is somewhat liberal.
Blaine County, ID is very liberal. In Blaine County, ID 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blaine county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 30.3%.
Blaine county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sun Valley, ID is somewhat liberal.
Blaine County, Idaho is very liberal.
Hailey Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Sun Valley, Idaho: d D D D D D
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 Sun Valley, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,186 contributions totaling $592,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 756 contributions totaling $350,159 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)