Albion is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Albion typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albion, ~6% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Albion compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Albion leans more Republican than 17 of 21 neighbors.
Albion runs about 45 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Albion leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Albion, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Albion live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Albion, 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 Albion looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Albion 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 13% of homes in Albion have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- View, ID R+75
- Declo, ID R+78
- Connor, ID R+83
- Springdale, ID R+75
- Idahome, ID R+77
- Unity, ID R+68
- Jackson, ID R+73
- Burley, ID R+54
- Pella, ID R+71
- Heyburn, ID R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Branch, NY R+4
- Berea, NE R+81
- Burrel, CA R+27
- Bluebell, UT R+86
- Clarksville, NY R+10
- Sunny Side, VA R+25
- Kulm, ND R+59
- Boonsville, TX R+76
- Smeltertown, CO D+10
- Beaumont, KY R+64
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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.