Banks, Idaho is a small rural town with a population of just over 300 people. It is located in Washington County and is part of the larger Lewiston area. The local government in Banks is made up of an elected mayor and city council members who are responsible for making ordinances and regulations that affect the community. The mayor and councilors are also responsible for determining the budget and allocating resources to ensure that the citizens of Banks have access to quality municipal services. The politics in Banks can be quite contentious at times as residents have differing opinions on key issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvement, education, recreation, taxation, and more. Ultimately, these politicians must work together to ensure the best interests of the people of Banks are met while still considering their own personal agendas.
The political climate in Zip 83602 (Banks, 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 83602 (Banks, ID) is very conservative.
Banks, 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.
Banks, 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 83602 (Banks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $27 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)