The city of 83221 Blackfoot, ID is located in the state of Idaho and is home to a population of approximately 11,899 people as of the 2020 census. The city is politically represented by Senator Mike Crapo, Congressman Mike Simpson, and Senator Jim Risch. These representatives are dedicated to protecting the rights and freedoms of those living in the area, while advocating for policies that directly benefit the citizens of Blackfoot. Local politics also play an important role in Blackfoot with many organizations and individuals working to create positive changes within their community. Through these efforts, local citizens are able to have their voices heard on important issues such as education reform, public safety initiatives, environmental protection efforts, economic development projects and more.
The political climate in Zip 83221 (Blackfoot, 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 83221 (Blackfoot, ID) is very conservative.
Blackfoot, 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.
Blackfoot, 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 83221 (Blackfoot)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $5,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 241 contributions totaling $27,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)