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

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

Driggs leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.

 

About 86% of adults in Driggs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Driggs, ~35% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Driggs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Driggs leans more Republican than 5 of 12 neighbors.

Driggs runs about 18 points more Democratic than Idaho as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Driggs. The south side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+42), a spread of about 44 points.

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

Driggs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly above the Idaho average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Driggs, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Driggs looks the way it does

Turnout in Driggs 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.