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

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

Shoshone is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Shoshone typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shoshone, ~10% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Shoshone compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Shoshone leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.

Shoshone runs about 21 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shoshone. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+72), a spread of about 100 points.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Shoshone live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Idaho average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Shoshone sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Shoshone, 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 Shoshone looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Shoshone is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Shoshone have completed high school, below 79% of cities. 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.