North Fork is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in North Fork typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Fork, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Fork leans more Republican than 3 of 4 neighbors.
North Fork runs about 25 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Fork. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 17 points.
Why North Fork 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 North Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in North Fork live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Idaho average of 18%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; North Fork, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Fork looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 32% of households in North Fork rent, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in North Fork have more than one occupant per room, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gibbonsville, ID R+61
- Carmen, ID R+64
- Salmon, ID R+59
- Jackson, MT R+56
- Wisdom, MT R+56
- Cobalt, ID R+69
- Tendoy, ID R+69
- Sula, MT R+58
- Conner, MT R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harvel, IL R+54
- Hackney, KS R+40
- Vienna, TX R+78
- Saratoga, AR R+8
- Kikers, NC R+48
- Wallace, AR R+46
- Range, AL R+74
- Lewis Store, TN R+69
- St. Lewis, NC R+44
- Mountain Park, OK R+61
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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.