Politics in 83812 Clarkia, ID is an important part of the local community. It affects how the city and its citizens are managed, as well as the services that are provided to residents. The local election cycle takes place every two years and residents can vote for multiple positions including mayor, councilmembers, school board members, and other positions depending on the community’s needs. In recent elections, Clarkia's citizens have been vocal about issues such as education funding, public safety, and economic development. There are several candidates running for office each cycle who have different opinions and approaches toward these issues. They offer a range of ideas for making the city better for its citizens while also respecting local tradition and values. Ultimately it is up to the voters of 83812 Clarkia to decide which candidates they want to represent them during the next election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 83812 (Clarkia, ID) is very conservative.
Shoshone County, ID is very conservative. In Shoshone County, ID 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shoshone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.0%.
Shoshone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83812 (Clarkia, ID) is very conservative.
Clarkia, Idaho is very conservative.
Shoshone 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.
Clarkia, 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 83812 (Clarkia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)