Idaho Falls, ID is located in the southeastern region of the state and has a population of over 60,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, where the mayor is elected on a nonpartisan ballot and serves as the city's chief executive officer. The council consists of seven members that are elected by the residents to serve four-year terms. Currently, Rebecca Casper is serving as Idaho Falls' mayor. Other political figures who have made an impact on Idaho Falls politics include former mayors Jared Fuhriman and Sharon Parry, as well as current City Councilmembers A.J. Balukoff and Barbara Ehardt. All of these leaders have worked together to establish policies that benefit the citizens of Idaho Falls, including initiatives to improve public safety, economic development, and quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 83402 (Idaho Falls, ID) is strongly conservative.
Bonneville County, ID is very conservative. In Bonneville County, ID 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bonneville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.0% to 26.4%.
Bonneville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83402 (Idaho Falls, ID) is strongly conservative.
Idaho Falls, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Bonneville County, Idaho is very conservative.
Idaho Falls 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.
Idaho Falls, 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 83402 (Idaho Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 459 contributions totaling $20,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 355 contributions totaling $2,194,187 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)