83246 Lava Hot Springs, ID is a small town in southeastern Idaho with a very politically involved community. Local politics are of great importance to the people living here, as they have a strong desire to ensure their voices are heard and their interests are represented. There are several local political initiatives that have been pursued by citizens, such as efforts to improve infrastructure and support economic development within the area. Additionally, there has been an effort to draw more attention from state level politicians to the unique issues facing 83246 Lava Hot Springs. Recent local elections have seen voter turnout increased significantly, showing the importance of political issues for residents of this small town.
The political climate in Zip 83246 (Lava Hot Springs, ID) is strongly conservative.
Bannock County, ID is moderately conservative. In Bannock County, ID 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bannock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 36.9%.
Bannock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83246 (Lava Hot Springs, ID) is strongly conservative.
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Bannock County, Idaho is moderately conservative.
Pocatello Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lava Hot Springs, 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 83246 (Lava Hot Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)