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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Political History 3 Political Culture 4 First Nation 5 Idaho Congressional Delegation 6 Idaho State Government 7 Idaho Cities & Counties 8 Elections 9 Past Governors of the State of Idaho since the 50’s 10 Idaho News, Etc 11 Political Blogs 12 See also

Introduction

Idaho, a.k.a. the gem state by trivialistas, became the 43rd state on July 3, 1890. According to the 2000 Census, Idaho has a population of 1,293,953, 39th in population size among the states.

Political History

Idaho was not always conservative. In 1896 Idaho became only the fourth American state to grant women the right to vote.

Political Culture

Idaho is one of the most reliably Republican states in the Union, and only one of two states (Utah is the other) where Mormons are the most numerous identifiable religious group. Idaho is known for its potatoes, but also for violent white supremacists who move there and tarnish the reputation of the decent people of the Idaho.

Idaho has not supported a Democratic candidate for president since 1964. Even in that election, Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater by less than two percentage points. In 2004, George W. Bush carried Idaho by a margin of 38 percentage points and 68.4 percent of the vote, winning in 43 of 44 counties. Only Blaine County, which contains the Sun Valley ski resort, supported John Kerry. Idaho was only one of four states where a majority of voters apprived of Bush in an early 2006 Survey USA poll. The other three were Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming. The entire state Congressional delegation is Republican.

First Nation

• Nez Perce Tribe

Idaho Congressional Delegation

• Senate
  • Senior Senator: Mike Crapo (R)
  • Junior Senator: Jim Risch (R) Next Election in 2014.

• House of Representatives
  • ID-01 Rep.: Raul Labrador (R)
  • ID-02 Rep.: Mike Simpson (R)

• US Congressional Delegations from Idaho (Wikipedia)

Idaho State Government

• Executive Branch
  • Governor: C. L. Otter (R)
  • Lt.Gov: Brad Little (R)
  • Secretary of State: Ben Ysursa (R)
  • Controller: Donna Jones (R)
  • Treasurer: Ron Crane (R)
  • Attorney General: Lawrence Wasden (R)
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tom Luna (R)

• Legislative Branch
  • Idaho State Legislature

• Judicial Branch
  • Idaho Judiciary
  • Idaho State Judiciary (State of Idaho)

• Idaho State Constitution
  • The Idaho State Constitution

Idaho Cities & Counties

• Idaho Counties
  • Idaho County Website Links (Idaho Association of Counties)
  • Quick Facts (an interactive map) {U.S. Census Bureau}
  • Idaho Counties map
• Idaho Cities
  • Boise City
  • Greenleaf, Idaho
  • Idaho Falls
  • Pocatello
  • Meridian
  • Coeur d'Alene

Elections

• IDAHO SECRETARY OF STATE -- Elections, Campaign Disclosure and Lobbyists (Idaho Secretary of State)
• Idaho election results
• see U.S. elections

Past Governors of the State of Idaho since the 50’s

• Robert E. Smylie, Republican, 1955-1967
• Don Samuelson, Republican, 1967-1971
• Cecil D. Andrus, Democrat, 1971-1977
• John V. Evans, Democrat, 1977-1987
• Cecil D. Andrus, Democrat, 1987-1995
• Phil Batt, Republican, 1995-1999
• Dirk A. Kempthorne, Republican, 1999-

Idaho News, Etc

• Arkansas Newspapers and News Media Guide(ABYZ News Links)
• Idaho Newspapers (NewsLink.org)
• Idaho Politicians On The Issues (OnTheIssues.org)
• Voters for Outdoor Idaho (Voters for Outdoor Idaho)
• Issues Guide for Idaho (Gayapolis.com)

Political Blogs

• The 43rd State Blues
• Arbitrary and Capricious
• The Boise Guardian
• Eye on Boise
• Fort Boise
• Friction
• LiberalIdaho.org
• The Northwest Portal
• The Political Game
• Red State Rebels
• Ridenbaugh Press
• The Idaho Examiner - Idaho Chooses Life
• Who Would Jesus Bomb?

See also

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