Filer, Idaho is a small city located in Twin Falls County, with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is a peaceful and quiet place with a very tight-knit community. Politics in Filer are quite peaceful as well. The main concern of the citizens is making sure their local government officials are doing what’s best to maintain the city’s small-town charm. There have been no major controversies or political issues that have arisen in recent years, and most residents feel their local government is doing an effective job. The current mayor has held office for many years and enjoys widespread support from the community. There are several local candidates running for office in Filer from both sides of the political aisle who are eager to serve their community and make it even better than it already is.
The political climate in Filer, ID is strongly conservative.
Twin Falls County, ID is very conservative. In Twin Falls County, ID 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Twin Falls county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.7%.
Twin Falls county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Filer, ID is strongly conservative.
Twin Falls County, Idaho is very conservative.
Twin 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.
Filer, 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 Filer, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $4,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)