Rathdrum is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Rathdrum typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rathdrum, ~16% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rathdrum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rathdrum leans more Republican than 29 of 43 neighbors.
Rathdrum runs about 23 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Rathdrum 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 Rathdrum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rathdrum 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. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Rathdrum are family households, above 91% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Rathdrum, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rathdrum looks the way it does
Turnout in Rathdrum 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.
Nearby Cities
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Twinlow, ID R+55
- Hayden, ID R+49
- Garwood, ID R+67
- Silver Sands Beach, ID R+65
- Hayden Lake, ID R+38
- Post Falls, ID R+55
- Hauser, ID R+61
- Dalton Gardens, ID R+43
- Coeur d'Alene, ID R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Ulm, MN R+28
- Rutherfordton, NC R+46
- Alachua, FL R+13
- Trenton, OH R+52
- Beech Grove, IN R+7
- Hillsboro, MO R+52
- South Sioux City, NE R+4
- Tiverton, RI Even
- Alamo, CA D+20
- Moore, SC R+21
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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.