The small city of 83824 De Smet, ID is a picturesque town with strong ties to its rural roots. The community is very close-knit and values its traditions, culture, and heritage. There is a strong sense of civic responsibility in the city, which is reflected in the local politics. The mayor of De Smet is elected for four year terms, and there are several other positions on the city council that are appointed by the mayor for two year terms. Local elections are held every two years to elect the mayor and aldermen from each ward. These races become quite competitive as they are highly sought after positions. The residents of De Smet take their civic duty seriously and turn out in high numbers to cast their votes for their preferred candidates.
The political climate in Zip 83824 (De Smet, ID) is very conservative.
Benewah County, ID is very conservative. In Benewah County, ID 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benewah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 19.6%.
Benewah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83824 (De Smet, ID) is very conservative.
De Smet, Idaho is very conservative.
Benewah 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.
De Smet, 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 83824 (De Smet)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)