Kimberly, ID Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Kimberly

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

Kimberly is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.

 

About 86% of adults in Kimberly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kimberly, ~18% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kimberly compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kimberly leans more Republican than 4 of 16 neighbors.

Kimberly runs about 22 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kimberly. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 11 points.

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

Kimberly votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly 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 75% of households in Kimberly are family households, above 75% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kimberly, ID sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Kimberly looks the way it does

Turnout in Kimberly sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.