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

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

Broadford leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Broadford typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Broadford, ~41% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Broadford compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Broadford leans more Democratic than 8 of 11 neighbors.

Broadford runs about 61 points more Democratic than Idaho as a whole. Idaho leans Republican overall, while Broadford is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Broadford. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+27) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 10 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 41% of adults in Broadford hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Broadford runs against the grain of Idaho, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Broadford, ID does.

Why turnout in Broadford looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Broadford is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.