Oneida County, Idaho is a rural area located in the southeastern region of the state. It has an estimated population of around 4,500 people and is largely populated by farmers and ranchers. The county has a strong agricultural economy and is an important contributor to the state’s overall economic output. The county is governed by three elected officials: County Commissioner, Sheriff, and Treasurer. The County Commission is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the county while the Sheriff’s Office ensures law enforcement and public safety within the jurisdiction of Oneida County. The Treasurer works with banks and other financial entities to ensure good fiscal responsibility in managing funds for local projects such as roads, schools, and public utilities. Elections are held every two years to determine who will represent Oneida County on a local level in offices such as these. As a result, citizens have an active role in deciding who will shape their local government each election cycle.
The political climate in Oneida County, ID is very conservative.
In Oneida County, ID 10.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oneida county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.6% to 10.2%.
Oneida county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oneida 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.
Oneida, 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 Oneida County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)