Harvard is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Harvard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harvard, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harvard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harvard leans more Republican than 22 of 26 neighbors.
Harvard runs about 25 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Harvard 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 Harvard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Harvard sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 points above the Idaho average of 83%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Harvard, ID sits in the bottom 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 Harvard looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Harvard 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 97% of households in Harvard own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Harvard have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Potlatch Junction, ID R+52
- Viola, ID R+45
- Deary, ID R+51
- Troy, ID R+48
- Tensed, ID R+59
- Emida, ID R+67
- DeSmet, ID R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Troy, ME R+34
- Relief, NC R+67
- Maple Hill, MN D+33
- Folsom, OK R+72
- Clare, IA R+51
- Powell, PA R+63
- French Mills, MO R+60
- Nemo, SD R+54
- Higgins, TX R+84
- Joyce, LA R+87
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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.