Eden is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Eden typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eden, ~7% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eden leans more Republican than 17 of 18 neighbors.
Eden runs about 35 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Eden 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 Eden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Eden are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eden, 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 Eden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eden is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Eden rent, above 85% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Eden report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hansen, ID R+65
- Hunt, ID R+72
- Hazelton, ID R+67
- Sugar Loaf, ID R+66
- Kimberly, ID R+58
- Murtaugh, ID R+64
- Twin Falls, ID R+36
- Rock Creek, ID R+68
- Falls City, ID R+61
- Jerome, ID R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Odin, MO R+73
- Jennings, OK R+67
- Hornsby, TN R+77
- Navajo, NM D+50
- Lamont, FL R+9
- Stoney Hill, SC R+59
- Bearsville, NY D+76
- Rupert, WV R+54
- Loma Rica, CA R+38
- Macon, TN 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.