The politics of Ashton, ID 83420 are shaped by the values and beliefs of its citizens. Located in Bonneville County, Ashton is part of the larger community that makes up the state of Idaho. The people of Ashton tend to lean conservative when it comes to political matters, valuing individual freedoms and a limited government influence in their lives. At the local level, there are several elected officials who work hard to ensure that the interests of Ashton's residents are heard and represented at a higher level. Local officials include members of the Bonneville County Commission, representatives for the State House and Senate, and other positions related to local government. Through these elected individuals, Ashton citizens have a voice in state and national decision-making processes.
The political climate in Zip 83420 (Ashton, ID) is very conservative.
Fremont County, ID is very conservative. In Fremont County, ID 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 14.8%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83420 (Ashton, ID) is very conservative.
Ashton, Idaho is very conservative.
Fremont County, Idaho is very conservative.
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.
Ashton, 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 83420 (Ashton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $1,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $5,865 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)