Soda Springs, Idaho is a small city located in eastern Idaho. It has a population of 3,212 people and encompasses 1.8 square miles. Despite its small size, Soda Springs is home to an active community of citizens who are engaged in local politics. Citizens of Soda Springs have a strong voice when it comes to deciding the future of their city. They have chosen to elect leaders that they believe will most effectively represent their interests and protect the values that are important to them within the community. Local residents frequently turn out for elections and take part in public forums where they can discuss and debate current issues that impact their lives. From environmental protection to economic development, the citizens of Soda Springs understand the importance of civic engagement and take pride in participating in local politics as a way to create positive change within their community.
The political climate in Soda Springs, ID is strongly conservative.
Caribou County, ID is very conservative. In Caribou County, ID 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caribou county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.1% to 12.6%.
Caribou county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Soda Springs, ID is strongly conservative.
Caribou 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.
Soda Springs, 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 Soda Springs, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $18,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)