Pocatello, Idaho is located in Bannock County and is the county seat. It has a long history of political participation and involvement, with many citizens engaged in local governance. The city is home to several local organizations that advocate for issues important to the community. These include the Pocatello Regional Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Community Academic Societies, and more. Additionally, Pocatello holds regular elections for mayor and city council members who are responsible for representing the interests of residents in governmental affairs. Each year there are several candidates running for these positions who strive to bring forward their ideas and platforms to ensure that all citizens have a voice in politics. By voting in each election cycle, residents can make their voices heard and help shape the future of Pocatello's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 83209 (Pocatello, ID) is somewhat 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 83209 (Pocatello, ID) is somewhat conservative.
Pocatello, Idaho is somewhat 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.
Pocatello, 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 83209 (Pocatello)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)