The Pocatello, ID Metro Area is an important political center in Idaho. It is represented by the United States House of Representatives seat for Idaho's 2nd congressional district, which is currently held by Representative Mike Simpson. The mayor of Pocatello is Brian Blad and the city council consists of eight members who are elected from five wards throughout the city. In recent years, the politics in Pocatello have become increasingly divided between those who support traditional Idaho values and those that embrace progressive ideals. The most pressing issue on the local political agenda is job creation and economic development, with many local politicians focusing their attention to this issue. With its strong economy, ample resources, and commitment to progress, Pocatello remains a key political center in the state of Idaho.
The political climate in Pocatello Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Pocatello Metro Area 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Pocatello metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 36.9%.
The Pocatello metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocatello Metro Area is moderately 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.
Pocatello, 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 Pocatello Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,163 contributions totaling $137,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 619 contributions totaling $148,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)