The politics of 83429 Island Park, ID are largely influenced by the small population of the region. This sparsely populated area is home to approximately 1,139 people as of the last census count in 2018. As such, a large majority of local politics involves decisions and initiatives that will improve the quality of life for residents of this small community. Local issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development are at the forefront in Island Park's political arena. While there aren't any nameable local political candidates in 83429 Island Park, ID currently, events and elections do occur throughout the year that help shape the decision-making process for those living within its boundaries.
The political climate in Zip 83429 (Island Park, ID) is very conservative.
Fremont County, ID is very conservative. In Fremont County, ID 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 14.8%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83429 (Island Park, ID) is very conservative.
Island Park, Idaho is very conservative.
Fremont County, Idaho is very conservative.
Rexburg 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.
Island Park, 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 83429 (Island Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $6,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $7,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $444 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)