83226 Challis, Idaho is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. As such, it has not been a major player in national politics, but its local politics are vibrant and important to its citizens. In recent years, the town has seen several candidates for local government positions put forth their case before the public. These candidates bring with them different beliefs and policies on how to best serve the community and make it a better place to live and work. Local issues like affordable housing, job growth, infrastructure maintenance, public safety, and economic development have all been hotly debated by candidates vying for office. The residents of 83226 Challis take pride in their active participation in local elections because they know that their voices will be heard and their opinions taken into consideration.
The political climate in Zip 83226 (Challis, ID) is very conservative.
Custer County, ID is very conservative. In Custer County, ID 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.0%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83226 (Challis, ID) is very conservative.
Challis, Idaho is very conservative.
Custer County, Idaho is very conservative.
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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.
Challis, 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 83226 (Challis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $2,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $12,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)