Valley, ID County is a diverse and vibrant political landscape. The county has an active citizenry that takes part in the democratic process. Its citizens are engaged in local issues, electing officials to represent them on the county level. The election of local political candidates is an important process for Valley, ID County, as it allows its citizens to select representatives who will best serve their interests. Political candidates must be responsive to the ideas and needs of the community in order to earn its support during elections and remain accountable once elected. Valley, ID County offers a range of options for individuals looking to become involved in local politics, from attending town meetings to running for office themselves. It is a great place to live and be politically active!
The political climate in Valley County, ID is somewhat conservative.
In Valley County, ID 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valley county remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 42.1%.
Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valley County, ID is somewhat 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.
Valley, 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 Valley County, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 876 contributions totaling $58,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $29,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)