Chester, ID 83421 is a small town located in Eastern Idaho. It has a strong sense of community and local pride that is evident within the town's political atmosphere. The main governing body of Chester is the City Council which consists of five members elected by the citizens of the town every two years. They work together to make decisions on important issues such as infrastructure improvement, public safety, and other community-oriented initiatives. Additionally, they select an annually elected mayor who serves as a leader for the city council and its constituents. Community involvement is highly encouraged within Chester politics and residents can attend monthly meetings to learn more about what their local representatives are doing and voice their opinions on proposed legislation. Residents looking to become involved in local politics can join one of several volunteer committees or run for office themselves during elections.
The political climate in Zip 83421 (Chester, ID) is very conservative.
Fremont County, ID is very conservative. In Fremont County, ID 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 14.8%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83421 (Chester, ID) is very conservative.
Chester, Idaho is very conservative.
Fremont County, Idaho is very conservative.
Rexburg Metro Area 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.
Chester, 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 83421 (Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)