Twin Falls, ID County is located in the south central region of Idaho and is home to a diverse population of 57,370 people. Politically, Twin Falls County leans conservatively and is largely represented by Republican candidates. In terms of local politics, recent elections have resulted in a majority Republican Party county commission as well as a majority Republican mayor. During election cycles, Twin Falls citizens are primarily focused on issues such as economic development, public safety, education reform, and environmental protection. The county boasts several institutions that prioritize the needs of its citizens such as the College of Southern Idaho and St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center which help to ensure that Twin Falls residents have access to quality healthcare and higher education opportunities in their area.
The political climate in Twin Falls County, ID is very conservative.
In Twin Falls County, ID 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Twin Falls county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.7%.
Twin Falls county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Twin Falls County, ID is very conservative.
Twin Falls 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.
Twin Falls, 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 Twin Falls County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,432 contributions totaling $84,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 926 contributions totaling $159,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)