Lone Pine is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Lone Pine typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lone Pine, ~6% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lone Pine compares
Lone Pine runs about 40 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lone Pine. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Lone Pine 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 Lone Pine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Lone Pine hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lone Pine sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lone Pine, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lone Pine looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lone Pine 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 33% of households in Lone Pine rent, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Howe, ID R+77
- Lidy Hot Springs, ID R+67
- Darlington, ID R+71
- Leslie, ID R+64
- Monteview, ID R+82
- Mackay, ID R+64
- Moore, ID R+75
- Lost River, ID R+65
- Mud Lake, ID R+76
- Leadore, ID R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rutherford, WV R+71
- Cline, TX R+43
- South Gorin, MO R+70
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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.