Politics in 83354 Sun Valley, ID are an important part of the community. The city has a strong mayor-council government structure, with the mayor leading the executive branch and the council representing legislative authority. The mayor is elected to a 4-year term by the citizens of 83354 Sun Valley, ID, while the council members are elected to their positions for 2-year terms. These leaders all work together to ensure that Sun Valley remains a vibrant and healthy community for its residents. Local political candidates are chosen from among the population to run in city elections. These candidates must have a good understanding of local issues and be able to communicate effectively with their constituents. Working together, they strive to make sure that all citizens’ needs are met and that Sun Valley remains a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 83354 (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 83354 (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 83354 (Sun Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $8,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)