Meadow Creek, ID Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Meadow Creek

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

Meadow Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in Meadow Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadow Creek, ~13% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Meadow Creek compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Meadow Creek leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.

Meadow Creek runs about 31 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.

Why Meadow Creek 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 Meadow Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Meadow Creek live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Meadow Creek are family households, above 92% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Meadow Creek, ID sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Meadow Creek looks the way it does

Turnout in Meadow Creek 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.

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.