Blaine County in Idaho is an area with a rich political history. The county has been home to both Republicans and Democrats for decades, and the people of Blaine have long enjoyed the benefits of a vibrant democracy. Over the years, local elections have seen fierce competition between candidates from both major parties. Issues such as agricultural reform, environmental protection, economic development, and more are frequently discussed. Both Republican and Democratic candidates take great care to ensure they are addressing the concerns of all residents in Blaine County. Recently, there has been an increased emphasis on expanding access to quality healthcare, education, and employment opportunities for all members of the community. With many local politicians working diligently to make things better for everyone in Blaine County, it is clear that politics are important here and will continue to play an important role into the future.
The political climate in Blaine County, ID is very liberal.
In Blaine County, ID 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blaine county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 30.3%.
Blaine county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blaine County, ID is very liberal.
Hailey Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Blaine, Idaho: d D D D D D
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 Blaine County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,920 contributions totaling $807,124 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,046 contributions totaling $420,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)