The politics in Caldwell, Idaho (83605) are largely centered around the local government, with three city council members elected by the people of Caldwell. The current mayor is Garret Nancolas, who has held office since January 2017. With a population of just over 46,000 people, Caldwell is the largest city in Canyon County and is home to diverse communities of agricultural workers, business owners, students and retirees. People in Caldwell can make their voices heard through a variety of avenues, including attending public meetings and voting in elections for local political candidates. Through these methods of engagement, citizens have the power to shape the future of their community by electing representatives who share their values and priorities.
The political climate in Zip 83605 (Caldwell, ID) is strongly conservative.
Canyon County, ID is very conservative. In Canyon County, ID 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Canyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 28.6%.
Canyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83605 (Caldwell, ID) is strongly conservative.
Caldwell, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Canyon County, Idaho is very 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.
Caldwell, 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 83605 (Caldwell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $27,131 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $32,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)