Pinehurst, ID Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pinehurst

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Pinehurst leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Pinehurst typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pinehurst, ~18% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pinehurst compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pinehurst leans more Republican than 7 of 24 neighbors.

Pinehurst runs about 9 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pinehurst. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Pinehurst 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 Pinehurst, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Pinehurst votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, 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 Pinehurst sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Pinehurst, ID sits in the top quarter 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 Pinehurst looks the way it does

Turnout in Pinehurst sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.