The small city of 83274 Shelley, ID is home to a growing population of approximately 8,000 residents. The local politics in Shelley are represented by the current mayor, Gary Wright, as well as the six-member city council that serves a two-year term. They are responsible for making decisions that affect the community and its citizens. These decisions may include items such as funding for local parks and recreation projects, public safety initiatives, taxes, and other matters that concern everyone who lives in Shelley. Mayor Wright is a strong advocate for the community and works closely with the council to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to making decisions on behalf of their constituents. He also encourages public participation in local government by holding town hall meetings and hosting forums where citizens can share their concerns and ideas about how to improve the overall quality of life in Shelley.
The political climate in Zip 83274 (Shelley, ID) is very conservative.
Bingham County, ID is very conservative. In Bingham County, ID 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 20.6%.
Bingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83274 (Shelley, ID) is very conservative.
Shelley, Idaho is very conservative.
Bingham County, Idaho is very conservative.
Blackfoot 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.
Shelley, 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 83274 (Shelley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)