Hammett, Idaho is a small rural town with an estimated population of 1,400 located in Canyon County. Politically, the town is represented by Republican State Senator Patti Anne Lodge and Republican Representative Priscilla Giddings in the Idaho House of Representatives. In addition to their state legislators, Hammett is also represented by their county commissioner Jim Chmelik who was elected from the local district 2 in 2018. The Idaho Republican Party still continues to dominate politics in Hammett, with most of its local representatives being members of the same party. Residents of Hammett are encouraged to stay informed and involved in all aspects of the political process so that they can make sure their voices are heard on important issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 83627 (Hammett, ID) is very conservative.
Elmore County, ID is very conservative. In Elmore County, ID 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 25.5%.
Elmore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83627 (Hammett, ID) is very conservative.
Hammett, Idaho is very conservative.
Elmore County, Idaho is very conservative.
Mountain Home 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.
Hammett, 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 83627 (Hammett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $6,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $562 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)