Clayton, ID is a small rural town located in the beautiful mountain range of Idaho. The town has an active political system with an elected Mayor and City Council. The Mayor and Council work hard to ensure the town's continued success and development. They collaborate to tackle issues facing the community such as public safety, infrastructure, economic growth, and environmental protection. Local candidates running for election offer their ideas on how to best handle these community needs. In recent elections there has been a focus on sustainability initiatives such as bike lanes, renewable energy sources, and green spaces. Residents have been very involved in local politics, taking part in debates over important issues that affect their lives. It is a great example of citizens coming together to make positive changes for their community in Clayton, ID.
The political climate in Clayton, 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
Clayton, 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.
Clayton, 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 Clayton, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)