Banida, ID Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Banida

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Banida is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Banida typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Banida, ~6% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Banida compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Banida leans more Republican than 24 of 31 neighbors.

Banida runs about 45 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.

Why Banida 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 Banida, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Banida are family households, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Banida sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Banida, ID sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Banida looks the way it does

Turnout in Banida sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.