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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

Idaho Congressional Delegation


Idaho State Government

Idaho Cities & Counties

Elections

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

Idaho News, Etc

Political Blogs

See also

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This page was last modified 04:02, 3 December 2010 by dKosopedia user Jbet777. Based on work by Chad Lupkes and Andrew Oh-Willeke and dKosopedia user(s) Corncam, Crayon, BartFraden, Chief Lookingglass, Allamakee Democrat and Aaron Gillies. Content is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.


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