Huetter leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Huetter typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Huetter, ~25% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Huetter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Huetter leans more Republican than 18 of 44 neighbors.
Huetter runs about 8 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Huetter 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 Huetter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Huetter votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, well above the Idaho average of 18%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Huetter, ID sits in the top 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 Huetter looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Huetter have completed high school, about 6 points above the Idaho average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coeur d'Alene, ID R+31
- Post Falls, ID R+55
- McGuire, ID R+61
- Dalton Gardens, ID R+43
- Fernan Lake Village, ID R+28
- Hayden, ID R+49
- State Line, ID R+64
- Hayden Lake, ID R+38
- Rathdrum, ID R+59
- Hauser, ID R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- McClure, OH R+57
- Darmstadt, IN R+37
- Murtaugh, ID R+64
- Nuttall, VA R+37
- Segno, TX R+59
- Stockbridge, WI R+47
- Wauzeka, WI R+38
- Shady Grove, MO R+41
- Toddville, IA R+28
- Stahlstown, PA R+49
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.