The politics in Elk City, ID are quite diverse. Despite its small size, the city has a number of elected officials representing the people and their interests at both the local and national levels. These include members of Congress, state representatives, and local city councilors. In terms of political ideology, there is a mix of conservative and progressive viewpoints among the electorate. The city's economy benefits from its agricultural roots and also from its tourism industry, which helps to keep unemployment low. Although Elk City does not feature any major party candidates in local elections, there are organizations dedicated to making sure that citizens' voices are heard on important issues such as taxes, education, public safety, and infrastructure. There is also a vibrant civic engagement culture in the city that encourages residents to get involved in local politics through attending town hall meetings or volunteering with advocacy groups.
The political climate in Elk City, ID is very conservative.
Idaho County, ID is very conservative. In Idaho County, ID 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Idaho county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 16.2%.
Idaho county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk City, ID is very conservative.
Idaho 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.
Elk City, 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 Elk City, 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 5 contributions totaling $401 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)