Idaho Falls, ID has a population of approximately 57,000 people. It is the county seat of Bonneville County and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. Idaho Falls is known for its strong conservative values and politics. The area has been represented by Republicans since statehood in 1890 and continues to elect Republican candidates into office today. Local political candidates in 83404 are typically those who advocate for conservative principles such as lower taxes, gun rights, and limiting government involvement. The area has seen some infighting between factions within the Republican party lately but remains mainly unified on issues like religious freedom and maintaining traditional values. Though there may be differences in opinion between local politicians, most agree that Idaho Falls is a great place to live and work thanks to its strong sense of community spirit and shared values.
The political climate in Zip 83404 (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 83404 (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 83404 (Idaho Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 779 contributions totaling $130,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $163,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)