Riggins, Idaho is a small town located in the Salmon River Valley of central Idaho. With a population of just over 500 people, it is a tight-knit community filled with friendly faces. Although most of the residents are involved in local politics, there are no local political candidates running for office in Riggins. However, many of the citizens are active participants in local events and discussions that involve political topics, such as promoting sustainable energy, supporting local business growth, and advocating for better access to health care. They are also passionate about protecting their natural resources and ensuring that the environment remains healthy for generations to come. The people of Riggins take pride in being an engaged community that works together to make their small town a better place to live.
The political climate in Riggins, ID is strongly conservative.
Idaho County, ID is very conservative. In Idaho County, ID 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Idaho county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 16.2%.
Idaho county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riggins, ID is strongly conservative.
Idaho 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.
Riggins, 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 Riggins, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $833 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)