About the Bingham Democrats

We believe that citizens have a responsibility to insure good government. One-party rule, by either party, stifles the progress that differing points of view can bring. We believe in the separation of powers as defined by our Constitution, and the freedoms and responsibilities granted by the Constitution.

We also believe that we, the governed, through our government have a responsibility to provide services that we cannot provide as individuals. We believe in free and public education, fair taxation, government responsive to the needs of the community, and equality for all.  We do not believe in corporate personhood, and believe our election process should be free of influence by special interests.

About Bingham County

Bingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 41,735 (2008 estimate: 43,903). The county seat and largest city is Blackfoot.  Bingham County comprises the Blackfoot, ID, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Bingham County was created January 13, 1885, and named after Henry H. Bingham, a congressman from Pennsylvania and friend of William Bunn, Idaho's Territorial Governor. As a young officer in the Civil War, Bingham rose from lieutenant to brigadier general; he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of the Wilderness.

The county was formed from Oneida County and was later partitioned itself to form Fremont (1893), Bonneville (1911), Power (1913), and Butte (1917) counties.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,120 square miles (5,491 km²), of which 2,095 square miles (5,425 km²) is land and 26 square miles (66 km²) (1.20%) is water. The Snake River flows southwest through the middle of Bingham County; at the county's southwest corner the river is the American Falls Reservoir.

As of the census  of 2000, there were 41,735 people, 13,317 households, and 10,706 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 14,303 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²).

There were 13,317 households out of which 44.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.70% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.60% were non-families. 17.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the county the population was spread out with 34.90% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,423, and the median income for a family was $40,312. Males had a median income of $31,950 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,365. About 9.90% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over. (Courtesy Wikipedia)