Pierce is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Pierce typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pierce, ~10% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pierce compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pierce is the most Republican-leaning.
Pierce runs about 34 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Pierce 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 Pierce, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Pierce live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pierce fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pierce, 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 Pierce looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Pierce own their home, about 19 points above the Idaho average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Judge Town, ID R+70
- Weippe, ID R+68
- Woodland, ID R+63
- Orofino, ID R+62
- Kamiah, ID R+58
- Ahsahka, ID R+65
- Elk River, ID R+62
- Teakean, ID R+64
- Kooskia, ID R+62
- Nezperce, ID R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cooter, MO R+77
- Pelland, MN R+41
- Lakota, IA R+54
- Wheeler, OR D+23
- Chester, ID R+71
- High Bridge Estates, MD D+51
- Tripoli, WI R+33
- Baskett, KY R+50
- McKinleyville, WV R+61
- McGregor, MI R+55
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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.