The politics in the Rexburg, ID Metro Area are largely driven by conservative ideals and values. The main political parties represented in the area are the Republican and Democratic Parties, although there are other minor parties as well. In recent years, local elections have seen a majority of the elected representatives come from either party, with the remaining seats held by members of smaller parties or independents. As with any area, local issues such as economic development, health care and education will play a major role in shaping election outcomes. Additionally, since Idaho is a largely rural state, agricultural interests also factor into the local political landscape. Local political candidates often focus their campaigns on these topics as well as on matters of social justice and ethics to garner support from residents.
The political climate in Rexburg Metro Area is very conservative.
In Rexburg Metro Area 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Rexburg metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 15.4%.
The Rexburg metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rexburg 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.
Rexburg, 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 Rexburg Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 205 contributions totaling $12,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $116,365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)