The small town of 83641 Melba, ID is located in Canyon County and is home to approximately 875 residents. The town's government consists of a mayor and four council members, all elected by the citizenry. Local elections take place every two years and are overseen by the county clerk. Issues that are discussed among the community include public safety, property taxes, infrastructure improvements, parks and recreation, public works projects, and more. In addition to these issues, the local political candidates often focus on creating job opportunities for locals and providing services that reflect the needs of all citizens. Through their initiatives they strive to ensure that Melba remains a safe and vibrant place for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 83641 (Melba, ID) is very conservative.
Canyon County, ID is very conservative. In Canyon County, ID 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Canyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 28.6%.
Canyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83641 (Melba, ID) is very conservative.
Melba, Idaho is very conservative.
Canyon County, Idaho is very conservative.
Boise City 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.
Melba, 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 83641 (Melba)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $4,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)