Ola is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Ola typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ola, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ola leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Ola runs about 27 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ola. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Ola 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 Ola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Ola live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ola, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ola looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ola 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Banks, ID R+55
- Sweet, ID R+63
- Smiths Ferry, ID R+48
- Garden Valley, ID R+41
- Crouch, ID R+41
- Montour, ID R+62
- Horseshoe Bend, ID R+60
- Cascade, ID R+49
- Pearl, ID R+62
- Indian Valley, ID R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakton, MO R+74
- Direct, TX R+80
- Uniontown, MD R+49
- Hyco, VA R+32
- Highland Center, IA R+53
- Benson, PA R+53
- Merritt, MO R+75
- Coulters, PA R+37
- Caney City, TX R+64
- Johnstown, NE R+74
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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.