Canyon County, ID has a long history of political engagement and involvement. The county is home to many passionate citizens who often take the time to attend local town halls and rallies in support of their favorite candidates. Local elections in Canyon County are always hotly contested, as residents strive to choose the best leader for their community. Candidates from both major parties regularly campaign and debate on local issues, providing an exciting opportunity for voters to have their voices heard. Despite a fairly even split between Republican and Democrat supporters, there is still a sense of common ground shared by all residents when it comes to improving life in Canyon County. All agree that working together is the best way forward for the community.
The political climate in Canyon County, ID is very conservative.
In Canyon County, ID 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Canyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 28.6%.
Canyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Canyon County, ID is very 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.
Canyon, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Canyon County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,931 contributions totaling $109,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,704 contributions totaling $243,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)