Basalt, ID 83218 is a small town in Idaho with a population of around 3,000 people. The local politics are driven by the people of the community and are centered on preserving the natural beauty of the area and managing growth sustainably. The Town Council acts as the governing body for Basalt, and currently consists of five elected members who each serve four-year terms. These members work together to ensure that the residents’ needs are met while still protecting the rural character of Basalt. The mayor provides leadership for all council members and serves as an advocate for Basalt’s best interests with state and federal agencies. Local elections are held every two years in May, during which time residents can vote for their chosen candidates for mayor, city council positions, or other municipal offices. Residents also have opportunities to get involved in their local government through volunteer organizations like Friends of Basalt, which works to improve public land access and promote sustainable development in the community.
The political climate in Zip 83218 (Basalt, ID) is very conservative.
Bingham County, ID is very conservative. In Bingham County, ID 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 20.6%.
Bingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83218 (Basalt, ID) is very conservative.
Basalt, Idaho is very conservative.
Bingham County, Idaho is very conservative.
Blackfoot 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.
Basalt, 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 83218 (Basalt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)