Eastport is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Eastport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastport, ~13% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eastport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eastport is the most Republican-leaning.
Eastport runs about 31 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Eastport 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 Eastport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Eastport live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Eastport are family households, above 89% of cities.
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 Eastport, ID does.
Why turnout in Eastport looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Eastport own their home, about 11 points above the Idaho average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meadow Creek, ID R+67
- Copeland, ID R+65
- Moyie Springs, ID R+65
- Bonners Ferry, ID R+62
- Threemile Corner, ID R+64
- Yaak, MT R+52
- Naples, ID R+62
- Troy, MT R+53
- Elmira, ID R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abbot Village, ME R+45
- Hasty, NC R+24
- Carneiro, KS R+76
- Arbon, ID R+74
- Charles, GA D+27
- Chappell, KY R+78
- Bretton Woods, NH D+3
- Scott Lake, MI R+32
- Cedar Hill, MS Even
- Cedar Fork, VA R+25
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.