Editing Ada County, Idaho (section)

==Government and politics==
Ada County has traditionally been rather conservative for an urban county. Like Idaho as a whole, it has long been a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] stronghold. The last victory in a presidential election by a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in Ada County was by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]. It rejected [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]] during his 44-state landslide. [[Barry Goldwater]] carried it by 13 points, a major reason why Idaho was Johnson's closest state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=16&year=1964|title=1964 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> In [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] the presidential election in Ada County was more competitive than in previous years; [[John McCain]] defeated [[Barack Obama]] by six percentage points. Obama became the first Democrat to garner as much as 40 percent of the county's vote since Lyndon B. Johnson. In 2016, [[Donald Trump]] won the county by only a plurality due to high third party performance. In 2020, whereas the state of Idaho voted very strongly for Trump, he carried Ada County by a slim majority, only beating [[Joe Biden]] by around 3 percentage points. The election was close due to Biden's strength in Boise's downtown urban core, which gave him 59.2% of the vote to Trump's 37.4%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ID 2022 Congressional |url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::ebc8cec8-b919-4a66-9b42-9cf5bf7e02a1 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=Dave's Redistricting}}</ref> This is the narrowest election in decades for Ada County, and the closest a Democrat has come to carrying the county since 1940.<ref>[http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/2008/General/county1.htm 2008 - General Election Ada County] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321125940/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/2008/General/county1.htm|date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> Yet, in 2024, this trend reversed, with Trump once again taking the majority in the county with 53.76% of the vote. This was the best performance for a Republican presidential candidate in Ada county since George W. Bush in 2004.

Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominee [[Jerry Brady]] carried the county in his 2002 and [[2006 Idaho gubernatorial election|2006]] races, despite losing statewide in both contests.<ref>[http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/RESULTS/2006/general/cnty_governor.htm November 5, 2002 General Election Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827184511/http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/RESULTS/2006/general/cnty_governor.htm|date=August 27, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/RESULTS/2006/general/cnty_governor.htm November 7, 2006 General Election Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827184511/http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/RESULTS/2006/general/cnty_governor.htm|date=August 27, 2008 }}</ref> Another prominent Democrat, Boise mayor [[David H. Bieter|David Bieter]], was elected in 2007, 2011 and 2015.<ref>[http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/global/story.asp?s=7324343 Bieter beats Tibbs in Boise mayor race] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714113007/http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/global/story.asp?s=7324343|date=July 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kivitv.com/news/political/elections/live-ada-canyon-boise-county-elections-2015|title=LIVE Elections Results 2015: Boise City, Ada and Canyon County - Story|access-date=January 7, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195726/http://www.kivitv.com/news/political/elections/live-ada-canyon-boise-county-elections-2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

Ada County is split between the [[Idaho's 1st congressional district|first]] and [[Idaho's 2nd congressional district|second]] congressional districts; it is the only county in the state that is not located entirely within one district. As of 2022, the first district is represented by [[Russ Fulcher]] and includes [[Meridian, Idaho|Meridian]], [[Eagle, Idaho|Eagle]] and [[Kuna, Idaho|Kuna]], while the second district is represented by [[Mike Simpson]] and includes most of Boise proper. Both Fulcher and Simpson are Republicans.

In the [[Idaho Legislature]], Ada County is split among nine districts, the most of any county.<ref>[http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/about/07districtmap.pdf Idaho Legislative District Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117123303/http://legislature.idaho.gov/about/07districtmap.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221170153/http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/about/07districtmap.pdf |archive-date=February 21, 2007 |url-status=live|date=November 17, 2011}}</ref> Each district elects one state senator and two state representatives. As of 2022, In the state senate, Republicans hold five seats and Democrats hold four. In the state house, Republicans hold ten seats and Democrats hold eight. Generally, Democratic strength is concentrated in Boise itself, while Republican strength is concentrated in the western suburbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/about/district.cfm|title=Idaho Legislative Districts|access-date=January 2, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081110195208/http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/about/district.cfm|archive-date=November 10, 2008}}</ref> Several of the Boise seats were Democratic pickups in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridenbaugh.com/index.php/2007/12/27/baseline-08-idaho-legislature/|title=Baseline 08: Idaho Legislature|website=Ridenbaugh Press|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>

Each party held all of their respective legislative seats in the 2008 elections, but Republicans won two competitive [[county commission]] races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/election/story/563294.html|title=Election shows GOP still has the edge in Ada County|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Ada County registered voters by political party (as of November 2, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/VoterReg/2020/04/partybycounty.html|title=Voter Registration Totals as of April 6, 2020|website=sos.idaho.gov|access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref>
|Political Party
|'''[[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]]'''
|'''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'''
|'''[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]'''
|'''[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]'''
|'''Unaffiliated'''
|'''Total registered voters'''
|-
|Number of registered voters
|921
|60,167
|4,199
|161,707
|100,962
|327,956
|}
{{PresHead|place=Ada County, Idaho|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|143,759|116,116|7,544|Idaho}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|130,699|120,539|10,250|Idaho}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|93,752|75,677|26,240|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|97,554|77,137|7,555|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|93,328|82,236|5,196|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|94,641|58,523|1,866|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|75,050|40,650|7,785|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|61,811|43,040|12,892|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|49,000|31,941|29,225|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|54,951|30,525|1,858|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|60,036|21,760|1,128|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|55,205|21,324|10,015|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|41,135|21,125|1,629|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|36,665|12,687|4,959|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|30,185|11,529|6,167|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|25,404|19,639|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|27,703|17,017|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|26,387|11,328|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|27,415|10,281|40|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|14,972|11,253|480|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|13,410|10,667|67|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|12,861|12,381|51|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|7,581|12,027|966|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|8,055|8,836|631|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|10,279|3,921|108|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|7,220|3,780|2,255|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,419|4,173|27|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,299|5,207|460|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|3,198|2,569|4,227|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,778|3,721|503|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,536|1,466|524|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,706|2,072|0|Idaho}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|851|1,531|27|Idaho}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Populist|1,170|0|1,657|Idaho}}

===County offices===
The county government is administered by the [[Ada County Board of Commissioners]], a three-member legislative body. Other elected officials include [[County clerk|clerk]], treasurer, [[sheriff]], [[Assessor (property)|assessor]], [[coroner]], and [[Prosecutor#United States|prosecutor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaweb.net/|title=Ada County|website=Adaweb.net|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style= margin:10px"
|+County elected offices
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Office
! style="text-align:center;" | Office holder
! valign=bottom | Party
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Assessor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/Assessor|title=Assessor|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>
| Robert H. McQuade
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Clerk of the Circuit Court<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/clerk|title=Ada County Clerk Auditor Recorder > Home|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>
| Trent Tripple
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| County Commissioner District 1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/commissioners/ryan-davidson-district-1/|title=Ryan Davidson, Dist. 1|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref>
| Ryan Davidson
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| County Commissioner District 2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/Commissioners/Commissioner-Bios/Rick-Visser-Dist-2|title=Rick Visser, Dist. 2|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>
| Rod Beck (chair of the board)
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| County Commissioner District 3<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/commissioners/kendra-kenyon-dist-3/|title=Kendra Kenyon, Dist. 3|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>
|[[Tom Dayley]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Coroner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/coroner|title=Coroner|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>
| Richard Riffle
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Prosecutor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/prosecutor|title=Ada County Prosecutor|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>
| Jan M. Bennetts
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Sheriff<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adasheriff.org|title=Ada County Sheriff > Home|website=Adasheriff.org|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>
| Matthew Clifford
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Treasurer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adacounty.id.gov/treasurer|title=Treasurer|website=Adacounty.id.gov|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>
| Elizabeth Mahn
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party of Idaho|Republican]]
|}

The [[Idaho Department of Correction]] operates the [[South Boise Prison Complex]],<ref>[http://www.idoc.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/webfm/documents/business_services/management_services/IT%20Projects.pdf Information Technology Projects]. Idaho Department of Correction. March 2011. Retrieved on June 3, 2011.</ref> a correctional facility located in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] Ada County, south of the [[Boise Airport]] and east of Kuna.<ref>[http://www.idoc.idaho.gov/content/locations Locations]. Idaho Department of Correction. Retrieved on June 4, 2011.</ref>