Boise City, ID 83716 is a bustling city with a population of over 250,000 people. It is the capital of Idaho and a hub for state politics. The city has an elected mayor and city council that are in charge of local government decisions. In addition to the mayor and city council, the city also hosts several different political organizations such as the Boise State Democrats and Republicans which meet regularly to discuss current issues. These groups are important for helping shape policy direction in this vibrant city. There are also many local candidates running for office that represent different parties and viewpoints. Boise City residents have the opportunity to get involved in their local politics by attending meetings, supporting their favorite candidate, or even running for office themselves.
The political climate in Zip 83716 (Boise City, ID) is leaning conservative.
Ada County, ID is leaning conservative. In Ada County, ID 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ada county remained Republican, 50.0% to 46.1%.
Ada county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83716 (Boise City, ID) is leaning conservative.
Boise City, Idaho is leaning conservative.
Ada County, Idaho is leaning conservative.
Boise City 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.
Boise City, 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 zip 83716 (Boise City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 812 contributions totaling $72,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 294 contributions totaling $59,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)