Ketchum, Idaho is located in Blaine County and has a population of 2,689 according to 2020 estimates. Notable political figures from Ketchum include former Governor Cecil Andrus and U.S. Senator Frank Church. The politics in 83340 Ketchum are generally conservative in nature with Republican candidates often receiving the most votes in elections. With that said, there are also many progressive initiatives that have been implemented recently such as investment in green energy projects and public transportation services. Local politicians strive to meet the needs of their constituents while balancing fiscal responsibility and maintaining high quality services to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of the city.
The political climate in Zip 83340 (Ketchum, ID) is moderately liberal.
Blaine County, ID is very liberal. In Blaine County, ID 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blaine county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 30.3%.
Blaine county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83340 (Ketchum, ID) is moderately liberal.
Ketchum, Idaho is moderately liberal.
Blaine County, Idaho is very liberal.
Hailey Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Ketchum, Idaho: d D D D D D
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 83340 (Ketchum)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,469 contributions totaling $449,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $209,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $592 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)