Ketchum, Idaho is a small city located in the heart of the Wood River Valley. It is known for its vibrant outdoor lifestyle and close proximity to popular ski resorts such as Sun Valley. However, Ketchum also boasts an impressive political scene. The local government has been led by Mayor Neil Bradshaw since 2015 who was re-elected in 2019. He has prioritized creating jobs and supporting local businesses and organizations throughout the city. Residents have shown their support of his leadership by voting him back into office for another term. Other elected officials include City Council Members John Radford, Julia Scanlan, Pat McManus, Jeff Wills, Bob Smith, and Pete Miller. They are currently working to improve infrastructure across the city while maintaining low taxes and costs for residents. As a whole, Kolchum's politics are dedicated to making sure that all residents are well taken care of and that their quality of life is always improving.
The political climate in Ketchum, ID is moderately liberal.
Blaine County, ID is very liberal. In Blaine County, ID 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blaine county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 30.3%.
Blaine county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ketchum, ID is moderately liberal.
Blaine County, Idaho is very liberal.
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.
Ketchum, Idaho: d D D D D D
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 Ketchum, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,469 contributions totaling $449,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $209,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $592 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)