Wallace, Idaho is a small city located in the beautiful Coeur d'Alene mountains. It is known for its rich mining and logging history, outdoor recreational opportunities, and quaint downtown area. Politically, Wallace has a representative in the Idaho House of Representatives as well as local elections for Mayor and City Council members. These local elected officials are responsible for making important decisions on behalf of their constituents, such as deciding on public safety programs and infrastructure development initiatives. Additionally, Wallace takes part in larger state and federal elections each year to voice their opinions on important matters such as taxes, health care, education, and social justice issues. As a result of this active political climate in Wallace, residents can stay informed about current events and make sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Wallace, ID is moderately conservative.
Shoshone County, ID is very conservative. In Shoshone County, ID 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shoshone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.0%.
Shoshone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wallace, ID is moderately conservative.
Shoshone 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.
Wallace, 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 Wallace, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $2,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)