Fairfield, Idaho is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is home to a friendly and tight-knit community that takes pride in their local government and political leaders. The local government consists of an elected mayor–council form of government, with five council members who are elected from the city's five wards, as well as one mayor who is voted on by all citizens during elections held every two years. The city actively encourages citizens to get involved with their local politics and many opportunities exist for residents to make their opinions known. From forums and town hall meetings to ballot initiatives, Fairfield provides an avenue for all involved individuals to express their opinions on important matters that affect the entire town. As such, it has become an area where politics plays an important role in daily life and local decisions.
The political climate in Fairfield, ID is strongly conservative.
Camas County, ID is very conservative. In Camas County, ID 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.1%.
Camas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, ID is strongly conservative.
Camas County, Idaho is very conservative.
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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)