Is It Important To Know Your Idaho Neighbor’s Political Party?

The political landscape is as unpredictable as ever and being that we're in an election year, things will only continue to heat up.

Fanning the flames in Idaho

Some people enjoy showing love for their favorite candidate or political party. We see it all the time with flags on people's cars along I-84, bumper stickers, and even in the clothes we wear.

Living next to someone with drastically different political views has the potential to go bad — it can turn a peaceful neighborhood existence into a constant balancing act. In today's polarized world, it’s hard to escape the social media posts or yard signs that remind you of your neighbor’s contrasting views.

But, what if your neighbors don't have any signs or bumper stickers... would you still want to know their political affiliation?

Knowledge is power... or is it?

Is it possible to know too much about your neighbors? Neighborhood gossip can be fun but what if you learn your neighbors believe in something that is so far from your beliefs, that you actually dislike them?

We're not saying that's how it should be, but take a trip around social media these days and just read the comment section under any political post. As much as we would love to believe it's full of constructive conversation, it's not.

There is so much division and name-calling that it's hard to believe we'll ever get along during political discussions ever again.

All of this being said, learning about your neighbor's political beliefs could be a good thing.

Let's look at the pros and cons of learning your neighbor's political party before we actually tell you how to find this information.

We found a website revealing political info for your neighborhood and reveals who is Republican, Democrat, or not affiliated with a party at all.

The site is called VoterRecords.com and you can access the address search tool here. Do you think this is a good idea?