Caribou, ID County is a vibrant community that is heavily invested in local politics. The county is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners who listen to the concerns of their constituents and make decisions that reflect the interests of the population. Every two years, citizens have the opportunity to elect candidates for open positions on the board, giving them a say in how their county is run. Local elections are typically highly contested and represent a diverse set of views, allowing citizens to choose candidates that best reflect their values and goals for their community. The Board of Commissioners works hard to ensure that they are making decisions that will benefit all members of Caribou, ID County and foster its growth.
The political climate in 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
Caribou 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.
Caribou, 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 Caribou County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,786 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $23,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)