Elmore, ID County is a rural area in the northern part of Idaho that is known for its small-town charm and friendly citizens. It has a wide variety of local businesses and services, and despite being relatively small in population compared to other counties in the state, Elmore County has a vibrant political scene. Local elections are fiercely contested by several candidates in each election cycle, with both Democratic and Republican candidates vying for county positions. Issues that are important to the local community such as taxes, public safety, education, infrastructure, and economic development are discussed extensively during campaigns and debates. All of the candidates strive to represent the best interests of their constituents while promoting policies that will benefit all residents of Elmore County.
The political climate in Elmore County, ID is very conservative.
In Elmore County, ID 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.5%.
Elmore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elmore County, ID is very conservative.
Mountain Home Metro Area is very 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.
Elmore, 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 Elmore County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 662 contributions totaling $25,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $26,720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)