Lidy Hot Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Lidy Hot Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lidy Hot Springs, ~8% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lidy Hot Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lidy Hot Springs leans more Republican than 2 of 6 neighbors.
Lidy Hot Springs runs about 30 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Lidy Hot Springs 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 Lidy Hot Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Lidy Hot Springs live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Idaho average of 18%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Lidy Hot Springs, ID does.
Why turnout in Lidy Hot Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lidy Hot Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Lidy Hot Springs rent, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Lidy Hot Springs have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monteview, ID R+82
- Dubois, ID R+65
- Mud Lake, ID R+76
- Hamer, ID R+82
- Terreton, ID R+79
- Lone Pine, ID R+76
- Howe, ID R+77
- Lima, MT R+63
- Plano, ID R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Lynchburg, SC D+49
- Heavener Grove, WV R+64
- Harvard Station, MA D+29
- Fayette, MI R+26
- Wilmeth, TX R+81
- Ayr, ND R+44
- Bairdstown, OH R+49
- Drehersville, PA R+47
- North Creek, UT R+78
- Coalgood, KY R+75
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.