Nampa, ID (83686) is a city located in Canyon County and is a part of the Boise metropolitan area. Politics in Nampa are largely dominated by the Republican party, with most of the elected officials at the local level being Republicans. However, in recent years there has been an increase in support for Democratic candidates as well. The 2018 election saw more progressive candidates running for office in Nampa and around Canyon County and was among the first wave of purple districts nationwide to flip from red to blue. Nampa residents have been active participants in this transformation; voters turned out in record numbers to support a range of progressive issues including health care reform, increased wages, and environmental protection initiatives. This trend is expected to continue in future elections as well.
The political climate in Zip 83686 (Nampa, ID) is strongly 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 83686 (Nampa, ID) is strongly conservative.
Nampa, Idaho is strongly 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.
Nampa, 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 83686 (Nampa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 931 contributions totaling $23,989 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 483 contributions totaling $68,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)