The politics of the Mountain Home, ID Metro Area are largely based on conservative values. Historically, Republicans have won the majority of elections in this area due to its rural setting and the large number of veterans who reside here. The city council consists of five representatives - four Republicans and one Independent - who are elected to two-year terms. Voter turnout is usually high for local elections, with a commitment to maintaining the area’s traditional values. The current mayor is a Republican and works closely with the city council members to ensure civic engagement and improve the quality of life for all citizens in Mountain Home. As such, many issues that affect residents are discussed openly in public forums such as town hall meetings or neighborhood associations, giving residents an opportunity to voice their opinion on important matters.
The political climate in Mountain Home Metro Area is very conservative.
In Mountain Home Metro Area 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, the Mountain Home metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.5%.
The Mountain Home metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Mountain Home, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mountain Home Metro Area
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)