The small town of 83281 Swanlake, ID is nestled in the heart of the Snake River Valley. The political atmosphere here is quite diverse, with many different views and ideas expressed among the local population. A large majority of residents are registered Republicans, while a smaller portion are Democrats. Although there is some dispute over some issues, locals typically agree on matters that affect their everyday lives such as infrastructure improvements and public services. Local leaders promote transparency and open communication between citizens to ensure everyone has a voice in decision making. Several candidates have emerged to represent this community in local government elections, providing residents with a choice of representation that best fits their values and concerns. Through grassroots campaigns, these candidates aim to make positive change within Swanlake and its surrounding areas.
The political climate in Zip 83281 (Swanlake, ID) is strongly 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 83281 (Swanlake, ID) is strongly conservative.
Swanlake, Idaho is strongly 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.
Swanlake, 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 83281 (Swanlake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)