Power, ID County is a rural area in Idaho with a population of over 8,000 residents. The local politics are governed by the Power County Commissioners, who are elected to four-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. The county has consistently voted Republican in recent years, though its political leanings have become more diverse in recent years due to the influx of new residents from other states and countries. As part of this political shift, there is an increasing focus on issues like environmental protection, public education and access to health care for all citizens. Additionally, Power County is home to several organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and inequality in the region. These groups strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive regardless of their background or circumstances.
The political climate in Power County, ID is very conservative.
In Power County, ID 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Power county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.0%.
Power county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Power 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.
Power, 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 Power County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $2,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $8,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)