Deep Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Deep Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deep Creek, ~12% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deep Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deep Creek leans more Republican than 11 of 15 neighbors.
Deep Creek runs about 31 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Deep Creek 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 Deep Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Deep Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Idaho average of 26%.
Income per capita and voter turnout
Places with high per-capita income tend to turn out at a higher rate; Deep Creek, ID sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deep Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Deep Creek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buhl, ID R+56
- Fairview, ID R+70
- Castleford, ID R+71
- Clover, ID R+68
- Wendell, ID R+53
- Hagerman, ID R+63
- Filer, ID R+58
- Tuttle, ID R+65
- Jerome, ID R+43
- Falls City, ID R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hilshire Village, TX R+16
- Trimble, CO D+29
- Summit, OK R+48
- Center Tuftonboro, NH Even
- Powers, MI R+44
- Leslie, GA R+8
- Lemon, MS R+76
- Oldfield, MO R+67
- Newark, MD R+38
- Milltown, MT R+3
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.