Falls City is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Falls City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Falls City, ~15% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Falls City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Falls City leans more Republican than 8 of 23 neighbors.
Falls City runs about 25 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Falls City. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Falls City 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 Falls City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in Falls City are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Falls City runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Falls City, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Falls City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Falls City 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Falls City own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jerome, ID R+43
- Twin Falls, ID R+36
- Sugar Loaf, ID R+66
- Filer, ID R+58
- Kimberly, ID R+58
- Wendell, ID R+53
- Hansen, ID R+65
- Clover, ID R+68
- Eden, ID R+71
- Buhl, ID R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Green Mountain, NC R+52
- Claudville, VA R+63
- Thomas, KY R+62
- Eldridge, CA D+44
- Sodaville, OR R+41
- Bass Lake, IN R+48
- Okeene, OK R+73
- Mount Hope, AL R+78
- Atlantic Beach, NC R+31
- Faber, 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.