Paul, Idaho is a small rural town located in Minidoka County. It has been the home of many generations of families known for their strong work ethic and commitment to their community. The local political scene in Paul, ID is quite small but active. Local voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots for candidates running for county offices, such as Commissioner, Treasurer, Sheriff, and Assessor. Additionally, Minidoka County also elects a state representative that serves both Paul and other nearby cities in District 29. These representatives are responsible for advocating on behalf of the citizens of these towns at the State Capitol in Boise. In general, Paul is characterized by a conservative outlook when it comes to politics and most residents tend to support Republican candidates.
The political climate in Zip 83347 (Paul, ID) is very conservative.
Minidoka County, ID is very conservative. In Minidoka County, ID 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minidoka county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 19.4%.
Minidoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83347 (Paul, ID) is very conservative.
Paul, Idaho is very conservative.
Minidoka County, Idaho is very conservative.
Burley 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.
Paul, 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 83347 (Paul)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)