Mora leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Mora typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mora, ~18% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mora leans more Republican than 10 of 18 neighbors.
Mora runs about 13 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mora. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Mora 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 Mora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mora votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 50%, far above the Idaho average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Mora are family households, above 86% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mora, ID sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mora looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mora 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Mora have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kuna, ID R+50
- Meridian, ID R+25
- Nampa, ID R+36
- Melba, ID R+72
- Boise, ID R+20
- Eagle, ID R+29
- Garden City, ID R+2
- Star, ID R+48
- Knowlton Heights, ID R+49
- Caldwell, ID R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Colstrip, MT R+52
- Sebastian, TX R+9
- Elmwood Place, OH D+7
- Folly Beach, SC R+3
- Vestaburg, MI R+51
- Woodway, VA R+59
- Farley, IA R+39
- Sardis, GA R+22
- Hartford, GA R+33
- Presto, PA R+5
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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.