Daniels is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Daniels typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Daniels, ~6% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Daniels compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Daniels leans more Republican than 11 of 19 neighbors.
Daniels runs about 43 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Daniels. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+72), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Daniels 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 Daniels, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Daniels are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Daniels sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Daniels, 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 Daniels looks the way it does
Turnout in Daniels 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.
Nearby Cities
- Virginia, ID R+66
- Hawkins, ID R+67
- Downey, ID R+67
- St. Johns, ID R+80
- Arimo, ID R+64
- Arbon, ID R+74
- Malad City, ID R+73
- Pleasantview, ID R+84
- Swanlake, ID R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zent, AR R+36
- King Hill, LA R+58
- Kinlock, MS R+21
- Baker, MN R+28
- Kykotsmovi Village, AZ D+59
- Pence, WI R+32
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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.