Rose Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Rose Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Lake, ~15% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Lake leans more Republican than 22 of 30 neighbors.
Rose Lake runs about 20 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Rose Lake 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 Rose Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Rose Lake live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Rose Lake are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rose Lake, ID sits in the bottom 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 Rose Lake looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Rose Lake own their home, about 19 points above the Idaho average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rose Lake have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cataldo, ID R+53
- Kingston, ID R+49
- Pinehurst, ID R+45
- Medimont, ID R+57
- Smelterville, ID R+46
- Fernan Lake Village, ID R+28
- Harrison, ID R+43
- Wardner, ID R+34
- Kellogg, ID R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshalls Corner, MD D+5
- Clarkson, NY R+28
- Umbarger, TX R+81
- El Indio, TX R+13
- Stremmels, PA R+13
- Roads, OH R+64
- Elk City, OR R+28
- Wetona, PA R+62
- Groseclose, VA R+62
- Spring Hill, VA R+61
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.