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space. The facility's Jensen Grand Concert Hall contains more than 500 fiberglass-reinforced gypsum panels which allow the concert hall to be computer-tuned. Two ceiling canopies allow the acoustics of the hall to be computer-adjusted, making the center a hit with both performers and their audiences. Idaho Falls's Museum of Idaho brings in major national exhibitions each year, including Da Vinci inventions and the famous Bodies exhibit.
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Cultural events are routinely held at Idaho State University and Brigham Young University-Idaho, and at various venues throughout downtown Idaho Falls. Idaho State University's 123,000-square-foot (11,400 m) L.E. and Thelma E Stephens Performing Arts Center contains state-of-the-art performance
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in Rexburg. The Center for Higher Education provides outreach degree programs for Idaho State University and the University of Idaho at University Place in Idaho Falls. Most of the region's cities and towns support separate public school districts.
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operates the Center For Advanced Energy Studies at University Place in Idaho Falls. This public-private partnership researches solutions to America's continuing energy crisis.
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In the spring of 2018, Eastern Idaho gained a semi-professional soccer team Idaho Lobos FC based in Idaho Falls. The team competes in the Mountain Conference of the
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in Wyoming, each of which lie near the Idaho border. The area is also renowned in the fly fishing world as well, with travelers coming from afar to fish the
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dominates the region, though there are also many Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, and Jehovah's Witnesses.
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are the region's largest cities and only metropolitan areas, accounting for the majority of the region's population. Other important cities include
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in 2016, all four of whom besides Wallace performed exceptionally well there proportionate to the share of the national vote.
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Although Wallace underperformed his national margins in the region, he received some of his best results outside the
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According to the 2010 census the counties of the Eastern Idaho region had a combined population of 365,847.
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The region has also shown a strong affinity for third-party candidates, such as for the candidacies of
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Eastern Idaho is generally thought of as an all-season outdoor mecca above all else, with ski resorts
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Eastern Idaho is a solidly Republican region, even more so than the rest of the state. Besides
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The Eastern Idaho State Fair is held every September in Blackfoot. The 2004 independent film
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Eastern Idaho is home to several of the state's colleges and universities, including
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crop, making it one of the world's most productive potato-growing areas.
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in Idaho Falls. The team played their first game in the winter of 2022.
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There are only two professional sports teams in the region. First is the
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are also major crops. There are also many cattle ranches for raising
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production is also significant. Several major breweries, including
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ancestry form a large plurality in every county in eastern Idaho.
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since 2007. Second, the Idaho Falls Spud Kings, who play at the
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plays a major role in the lives of the region's residents.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho
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is one of the nation's top nuclear research facilities.
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