Nordman leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Nordman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nordman, ~24% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nordman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nordman leans more Republican than 2 of 11 neighbors.
Politically, Nordman sits close to the rest of Idaho.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nordman. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Nordman 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 Nordman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Nordman sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 points above the Idaho average of 83%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Nordman are family households, above 89% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Nordman, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nordman looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nordman 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Nordman own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coolin, ID R+44
- Ruby, WA R+46
- Cusick, WA R+52
- Colburn, ID R+37
- Glengary, ID R+52
- Locke, WA R+53
- Ione, WA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Cliff, CO D+38
- Hog Mountain, GA R+49
- Mincy, MO R+68
- Bermudian, PA R+51
- Norwood, IA R+51
- Mineola, MO R+57
- Flint, WV R+72
- Trapp, VA R+15
- Riverside, NM R+67
- Vignes, WI R+22
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.