Lapwai leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Lapwai typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lapwai, ~28% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lapwai compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lapwai leans more Republican than 1 of 36 neighbors.
Lapwai runs about 31 points more Democratic than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lapwai. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Lapwai 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 Lapwai, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Lapwai live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Lapwai are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lapwai, ID sits in the bottom 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 Lapwai looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Lapwai have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sweetwater, ID R+23
- Webb, ID R+16
- Jacques, ID R+18
- Culdesac, ID R+43
- Myrtle, ID R+34
- Lewiston, ID R+36
- Lewiston Orchards, ID R+47
- Clarkston, WA R+19
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Apache, OK R+57
- Hanoverton, OH R+60
- Lipscomb, AL D+75
- Belvedere, CA D+51
- Gumbranch, GA R+18
- Bethany Beach, DE D+7
- Taylor Ridge, IL R+32
- River Hills, WI D+19
- Deming, WA R+3
- Hadley, MI R+37
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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.