Hope leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Hope typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hope, ~26% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hope leans more Republican than 3 of 24 neighbors.
Politically, Hope sits close to the rest of Idaho.
Why Hope 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 Hope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Hope live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Hope are family households, above 80% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hope, ID sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hope looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Hope have completed high school, about 6 points above the Idaho average of 91%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Hope 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
- East Hope, ID R+39
- Sunnyside, ID R+41
- Clark Fork, ID R+42
- Trestle Creek, ID R+48
- Culver, ID R+49
- Talache, ID R+43
- Westmond, ID R+46
- Kootenai, ID R+44
- Selle, ID R+50
- Ponderay, ID R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blue Ridge Shores, VA R+35
- Letcher, KY R+64
- Bellflower, MO R+67
- Monroe, ME R+17
- Hoberg, MO R+70
- St. David, IL R+38
- Quinwood, WV R+67
- Frenchtown, PA R+54
- Fowlers Crossroads, AL R+85
- Greens Corners, VT R+32
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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.