Garden Valley, ID is a small town located in the heart of Idaho. It is known for its scenic beauty and rural lifestyle. The politics in Garden Valley are closely intertwined with the community's values and traditions. Local politicians focus on keeping the community safe, maintaining the quality of life, and preserving the natural resources in the area. Residents prioritize fiscal responsibility, support for small businesses, and responsible land use. They also care deeply about education and protecting their local environment. All candidates must demonstrate their commitment to these core values if they want to be successful in Garden Valley politics.
The political climate in Garden Valley, ID is strongly conservative.
Boise County, ID is very conservative. In Boise County, ID 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boise county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Boise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garden Valley, ID is strongly conservative.
Boise County, Idaho is very conservative.
Boise City 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.
Garden Valley, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Garden Valley, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $7,248 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $16,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)