83342 is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 46% of adults in 83342 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 83342, ~4% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 83342 compares
83342 runs about 49 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 83342. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 83342 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 83342, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in 83342 are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 83342 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 97% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 83342, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 83342 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 83342 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 15% of homes in 83342 have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Idaho Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.