Franklin Randolph is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Franklin Randolph typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin Randolph, ~32% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin Randolph compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Franklin Randolph sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 3 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 12 leaning the other way.
Franklin Randolph runs about 38 points more Democratic than Idaho as a whole. Idaho leans Republican overall, while Franklin Randolph sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Franklin Randolph. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Franklin Randolph leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Franklin Randolph, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In Franklin Randolph the two roughly cancel. Franklin Randolph runs against the grain of Idaho, a split-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Franklin Randolph, Boise, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Franklin Randolph looks the way it does
Turnout in Franklin Randolph sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central Bench, Boise, ID D+21
- Hillcrest, Boise, ID D+10
- Winstead Park, Boise, ID D+20
- Depot Bench, Boise, ID D+35
- Vista, Boise, ID D+18
- West Bench, Boise, ID D+4
- Veterans Park, Boise, ID D+29
- Southwest Ada, Boise, ID R+21
- Downtown, Boise, ID D+37
- West Valley, Boise, ID Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA D+60
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+74
- Ukrainian Village, Parma, OH Even
- Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA Even
- Mount Hope, San Diego, CA D+35
- West Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ D+32
- Bayless Atkins, Lubbock, TX R+9
- Jordan Heights, Allentown, PA D+36
- South Peoria, Tulsa, OK D+28
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.