The small town of Stanley, ID is a peaceful and rural community with an estimated population of just under 200 people. Despite its small size, Stanley has a dedicated political scene that seeks to help improve the lives of all who live in the area. Local candidates running for office bring their own unique perspectives on issues like economic development, public safety, and education. Residents regularly attend town hall meetings and public forums to voice their opinions on important topics that will affect their lives and those of their neighbors. It is through this passionate activism that Stanley continues to be a thriving place to live and work for its citizens.
The political climate in Stanley, ID is strongly conservative.
Custer County, ID is very conservative. In Custer County, ID 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.0%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanley, ID is strongly conservative.
Custer County, Idaho 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.
Stanley, 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 Stanley, ID
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)