Horseshoe Bend, ID is located in the Idaho Panhandle region and is a small rural community with a population of around 1,368 people. The small town's politics are managed by local elected officials as well as state representatives from the area. For the last few years, the main political issues have been centered around economic development initiatives and infrastructure improvements. Although these initiatives have been largely successful in creating jobs and improving infrastructure, there are still some areas that need more attention to ensure that Horseshoe Bend continues to grow. In terms of local political candidates, two major contenders for public office are incumbent mayor Elmer Smith and challenger Carla Calhoun. Both candidates have expressed their desire to balance economic growth with community values to create a better future for Horseshoe Bend.
The political climate in Zip 83629 (Horseshoe Bend, ID) is very 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
Zip 83629 (Horseshoe Bend, ID) is very conservative.
Horseshoe Bend, Idaho is very 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.
Horseshoe Bend, 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 83629 (Horseshoe Bend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $6,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $11,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)