Custer, ID County is home to a diverse and vibrant community. Politically, the county is fairly divided. In local elections, candidates from both major political parties run for office and often compete in close races. Voters in the county have the opportunity to make their voices heard by choosing representatives who will support their interests on local issues such as taxation, economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure. The county government works hard to ensure that residents have access to quality services while maintaining fiscal responsibility. By participating in the election process, citizens play an important role in ensuring that Custer County remains an attractive place for all to live and work.
The political climate in Custer County, ID is very conservative.
In Custer County, ID 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.0%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Custer County, ID is very conservative.
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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.
Custer, 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 Custer County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $5,436 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $17,014 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)