Rigby, Idaho is a small city located in Jefferson County. It is home to around 11,800 people and has a small-town feel with all the amenities of a larger town. The politics of Rigby are mainly managed by the city council which consists of the mayor and six other members who are elected to serve for four-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss the various issues that come up in Rigby, and they strive to keep the city running smoothly. They also handle other matters such as approving new development projects or enacting laws that improve safety in the city. In addition, they work closely with local businesses to ensure that everyone is benefitting from their decisions. Generally speaking, the political environment in Rigby is one of collaboration and cooperation between different interest groups. People value their local government and seek out solutions that will benefit them and the community at large.
The political climate in Rigby, ID is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, ID is very conservative. In Jefferson County, ID 11.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.3% to 11.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rigby, ID is strongly conservative.
Jefferson 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.
Rigby, 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 Rigby, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $9,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $14,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)