Edmonds is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Edmonds typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edmonds, ~13% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edmonds compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edmonds leans more Republican than 17 of 29 neighbors.
Edmonds runs about 34 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edmonds. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Edmonds 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 Edmonds, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Edmonds are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Edmonds, ID sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Edmonds looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Edmonds is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plano, ID R+72
- Hibbard, ID R+65
- Salem, ID R+63
- Heman, ID R+74
- Sugar City, ID R+59
- Parker, ID R+76
- Rexburg, ID R+31
- Burton, ID R+69
- Wilford, ID R+72
- St. Anthony, ID R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blunt, SD R+57
- French Gulch, CA R+35
- Mount Jefferson, OH R+70
- Wyman, AR R+16
- Weissport, PA R+41
- Duncanon, KY R+55
- Smithland, IA R+58
- Libby Hill, ME R+22
- Dairyville, CA R+45
- Arboles, CO R+31
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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.