Genesee is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Genesee typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Genesee, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Genesee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Genesee leans more Republican than 28 of 36 neighbors.
Genesee runs about 21 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Genesee. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Genesee 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 Genesee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Genesee are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Genesee sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Genesee, ID does.
Why turnout in Genesee looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Genesee 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Genesee have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Uniontown, WA R+43
- Juliaetta, ID R+49
- Colton, WA R+42
- Cornwall, ID R+45
- Myrtle, ID R+34
- Clarkston, WA R+19
- Lewiston, ID R+36
- Lapwai, ID R+5
- Moscow, ID D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vina, AL R+85
- West Point, KY R+52
- Sugar Grove, PA R+55
- Maysville, OK R+67
- Ridgecrest, NC D+11
- Saltillo, TX R+77
- Kooskia, ID R+62
- Clarks, LA R+74
- Milton, NC R+3
- Lockesburg, AR R+70
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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.