The city of Sun Valley, ID (83353) is known for its beautiful mountain terrain and outdoor pursuits. While it may be a small town, it has a strong local political presence that helps to shape the area and ensure that the needs of its citizens are met. Local candidates often run on platforms that focus on issues such as public safety, economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. The population of 83353 is around 1,700 people and they rely heavily on their elected officials to make decisions that will benefit their community. Sun Valley also holds regular town meetings where residents can voice their opinions on local issues and get involved in the decision making process. This type of direct involvement in politics is what makes Sun Valley unique and ensures its citizens understand the importance of civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 83353 (Sun Valley, ID) is moderately liberal.
Blaine County, ID is very liberal. In Blaine County, ID 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blaine county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 30.3%.
Blaine county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83353 (Sun Valley, ID) is moderately liberal.
Sun Valley, Idaho is moderately liberal.
Blaine County, Idaho is very liberal.
Hailey Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Sun Valley, Idaho: d D D D D D
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 83353 (Sun Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 645 contributions totaling $134,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 399 contributions totaling $139,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)