Garwood is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Garwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garwood, ~16% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garwood leans more Republican than 37 of 38 neighbors.
Garwood runs about 31 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Garwood. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Garwood 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 Garwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Garwood are family households, about 14 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; Garwood, 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 Garwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Garwood 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Garwood own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Twinlow, ID R+55
- Rockaway Beach, ID R+52
- Rathdrum, ID R+59
- Hayden Lake, ID R+38
- Hayden, ID R+49
- Athol, ID R+65
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Silver Sands Beach, ID R+65
- Dalton Gardens, ID R+43
- Spirit Lake, ID R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- River Haven, NC R+52
- Energy, IL R+34
- Emily, MN R+31
- Colt, AR R+41
- Peacocks Crossroads, NC R+57
- Fort Clark Springs, TX R+43
- Griswold, IA R+49
- Highland Home, AL R+56
- Beaver Meadows, PA R+44
- Anderson, TX R+69
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.