Magic City, ID Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Magic City

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

Magic City leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Magic City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Magic City, ~49% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Magic City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Magic City is the most Democratic-leaning.

Magic City runs about 67 points more Democratic than Idaho as a whole. Idaho leans Republican overall, while Magic City is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Magic City hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Magic City runs against the grain of Idaho, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Magic City, ID does.

Why turnout in Magic City looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Magic City is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Magic City have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. 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.