83827 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in 83827 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 83827, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 83827 compares
83827 runs about 25 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why 83827 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 83827, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 83827 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Idaho average of 83%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 83827 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 83827, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 83827 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in 83827 own their home, about 16 points above the Idaho average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in 83827 have completed high school, above 97% 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.