Fairview is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Fairview typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairview, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairview leans more Republican than 15 of 17 neighbors.
Fairview runs about 34 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Fairview 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 Fairview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Fairview are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fairview, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fairview looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fairview is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buhl, ID R+56
- Clover, ID R+68
- Castleford, ID R+71
- Deep Creek, ID R+68
- Filer, ID R+58
- Wendell, ID R+53
- Twin Falls, ID R+36
- Hollister, ID R+70
- Falls City, ID R+61
- Jerome, ID R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Henefer, UT R+59
- Minor Hill, TN R+73
- Jeremiah, KY R+64
- Douglas, IN R+51
- Wausa, NE R+64
- Idaho City, ID R+54
- Ashfield, MA D+44
- Harrington, GA R+36
- Bradenton Beach, FL R+19
- Royal Oak, MD Even
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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.