Kingston leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Kingston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kingston, ~21% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kingston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kingston leans more Republican than 14 of 23 neighbors.
Kingston runs about 13 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kingston. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Kingston 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 Kingston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kingston, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Idaho average of 26%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kingston, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kingston looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Kingston own their home, about 12 points above the Idaho average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pinehurst, ID R+45
- Smelterville, ID R+46
- Cataldo, ID R+53
- Wardner, ID R+34
- Kellogg, ID R+37
- Rose Lake, ID R+56
- Delta, ID R+47
- Osburn, ID R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- McGill, NV R+57
- Oakland, OK R+41
- Wilson, KS R+66
- Red Bank, CA R+47
- Cedar Bluffs, NE R+47
- Baileys Prairie, TX R+55
- Prue, OK R+64
- Pine Park, GA R+44
- Buhl, MN R+17
- Wellsburg, IA R+50
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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.