Hayden Lake, ID Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hayden Lake

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hayden Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.

 

About 91% of adults in Hayden Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hayden Lake, ~28% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hayden Lake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hayden Lake leans more Republican than 12 of 40 neighbors.

Politically, Hayden Lake sits close to the rest of Idaho.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hayden Lake. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Hayden Lake 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 Hayden Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Hayden Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the Idaho average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Hayden Lake are family households, above 91% of cities.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hayden Lake, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Hayden Lake looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hayden Lake 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Hayden Lake own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Hayden Lake have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.