Malad City is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Malad City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Malad City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Malad City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Malad City leans more Republican than 3 of 22 neighbors.
Malad City runs about 37 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Malad 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 Malad City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Malad City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, well above the Idaho average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Malad City, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Malad City looks the way it does
Turnout in Malad City sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Johns, ID R+80
- Gwenford, ID R+83
- Pleasantview, ID R+84
- Woodruff, ID R+82
- Clifton, ID R+81
- Swanlake, ID R+74
- Portage, UT R+78
- Daniels, ID R+79
- Dayton, ID R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hickory, KY R+67
- Courtland, MS R+14
- Colfax, IA R+31
- Southern Shores, NC R+11
- Hinton, WV R+41
- Carrabelle, FL R+48
- Cedar Grove, WI R+36
- Marathon, NY R+45
- Polo, IL R+30
- Eielson Afb, AK R+19
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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.