Reynolds is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Reynolds typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reynolds, ~5% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reynolds compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reynolds is the most Republican-leaning.
Reynolds runs about 38 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Reynolds 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 Reynolds, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Reynolds live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Idaho average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Reynolds sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Reynolds are family households, above 78% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Reynolds, 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 Reynolds looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Reynolds is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Reynolds report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Murphy, ID R+74
- Melba, ID R+72
- Marsing, ID R+64
- Oreana, ID R+74
- Silver City, ID R+74
- Mora, ID R+49
- Kuna, ID R+50
- Nampa, ID R+36
- Huston, ID R+67
- Caldwell, ID R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lanham, KS R+68
- Wallington, NY R+18
- Still Pond, MD R+13
- Wallace, MO R+51
- St. Benedict, LA R+54
- Newman, KY R+51
- Newman, MS R+9
- Fishers Hill, VA R+53
- Hylton, TX R+79
- West Bolivar, PA R+54
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.