Richfield, ID is a small town with a population of approximately 3,000 people. The city is governed by a Mayor and City Council who work together to ensure the well-being and prosperity of the community. Every two years, citizens of Richfield have the opportunity to voice their opinion by electing local political candidates such as Mayor, City Council members, and other public officials. These elected officials take on the responsibility of creating policies that will improve the quality of life for Richfield's residents. They also strive to create economic development programs that will help spur growth in the area. Overall, Richfield's political system works hard to address local needs and ensure everyone has a chance to participate in decision-making.
The political climate in Richfield, ID is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, ID is very conservative. In Lincoln County, ID 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 21.3%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richfield, ID is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Richfield, 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 Richfield, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)