Payette, ID (83661) is a small town in the southwestern part of the state with a population of roughly 7,000 people. The politics in Payette are headed by three city council members and a mayor who each serve four-year terms. The city council meets every third Tuesday of the month to discuss local issues. As for political candidates, Payette residents have had the opportunity to vote for several local candidates running for office in recent years. These candidates come from both major parties and some independent parties as well. Residents of Payette take an active role in their local politics and are always eager to have their voices heard when it comes to making important decisions for their community.
The political climate in Zip 83661 (Payette, ID) is strongly conservative.
Payette County, ID is very conservative. In Payette County, ID 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Payette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.1%.
Payette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83661 (Payette, ID) is strongly conservative.
Payette, Idaho is strongly conservative.
Payette County, Idaho is very conservative.
Ontario 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.
Payette, 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 83661 (Payette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $2,689 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $7,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)