Dietrich is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Dietrich typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dietrich, ~7% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dietrich compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dietrich leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Dietrich runs about 31 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dietrich. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Dietrich 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 Dietrich, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Dietrich hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Idaho average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dietrich sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dietrich, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Dietrich looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dietrich 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 5% of homes in Dietrich have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Dietrich have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shoshone, ID R+58
- Richfield, ID R+71
- Jerome, ID R+43
- Falls City, ID R+61
- Sugar Loaf, ID R+66
- Gooding, ID R+51
- Eden, ID R+71
- Wendell, ID R+53
- Hazelton, ID R+67
- Twin Falls, ID R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Turney, TX R+75
- Windsor, GA D+27
- The Sea Ranch, CA D+53
- Greenbush, MN R+52
- Wickware, MI R+47
- Boligee, AL D+64
- Jemez Springs, NM R+3
- Sullivan, ME R+11
- Haviland, NY Even
- Ainsworth, IA R+45
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.