Meridian, Idaho is a city located in the southwestern region of the state and is known for its vibrant culture and community. Political activity in Meridian is quite active, with many local initiatives doing their part to promote public engagement and involvement. The city holds regular elections for mayor and city council members, which are open to all citizens who are registered to vote. Recently, there have been several campaigns advocating for various issues such as education reform, increased funding for public services, environmental protection and economic development. Additionally, local political leaders have also worked on strengthening ties between businesses and the community at large. With its diverse population and strong economy, Meridian continues to be a leader in Idaho politics.
The political climate in Meridian, ID is somewhat conservative.
Ada County, ID is leaning conservative. In Ada County, ID 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ada county remained Republican, 50.0% to 46.1%.
Ada county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Meridian, ID is somewhat conservative.
Ada County, Idaho is leaning conservative.
Boise City Metro Area is moderately 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.
Meridian, 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 Meridian, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,316 contributions totaling $99,701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,532 contributions totaling $273,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)