Payette is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Payette typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Payette, ~18% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Payette compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Payette leans more Republican than 3 of 14 neighbors.
Payette runs about 16 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Payette. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Payette 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 Payette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Payette votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 46%, well above the Idaho average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Payette sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Payette, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Payette looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Payette is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ontario, OR R+34
- Crystal, ID R+63
- Fruitland, ID R+56
- New Plymouth, ID R+65
- Weiser, ID R+52
- Jonathan, ID R+60
- Nyssa, OR R+38
- Eaton, ID R+62
- Vale, OR R+68
- Letha, ID R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moscow Mills, MO R+48
- Terrace Heights, WA R+23
- Granite Falls, WA R+17
- Oak Hills, CA R+39
- Lusby, MD R+9
- Salem, UT R+60
- Creedmoor, NC R+9
- Fairview, NC D+4
- Sumrall, MS R+73
- Crozet, VA D+16
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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.