The politics in Orofino, ID are mostly focused on the local issues that the residents care about. These include topics such as education, infrastructure, tourism, and job growth. The city is served by a five member City Council that works to create policies and laws that will benefit the community. The mayor is elected to help lead policy decisions and is responsible for working with staff to fulfill the objectives of city government. Elections for both city council members and mayor occur every two years, providing an opportunity for residents to participate in local democracy. Candidates typically focus on their individual platform when campaigning to ensure that their message resonates with voters. Ultimately, it is up to Orofino's citizens to decide who will be best suited for the job of representing them in local government.
The political climate in Orofino, ID is strongly conservative.
Clearwater County, ID is very conservative. In Clearwater County, ID 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 19.8%.
Clearwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orofino, ID is strongly conservative.
Clearwater 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.
Orofino, 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 Orofino, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $5,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)