Silver City is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Silver City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver City, ~6% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver City is the least Republican-leaning.
Silver City runs about 37 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Silver City 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 Silver City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Silver City hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Idaho average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Silver City sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Silver City are family households, above 76% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Silver City, ID sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Silver City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Silver City 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 Silver City report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Danner, OR R+90
- Jordan Valley, OR R+90
- Reynolds, ID R+74
- Oreana, ID R+74
- Murphy, ID R+74
- Melba, ID R+72
- Grand View, ID R+71
- Marsing, ID R+64
- Mora, ID R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Economy, MO R+69
- Mitchellsville, NY R+28
- Natrona, WY R+81
- Bradley, MS R+51
- Mount Herman, OK R+83
- Lemoore Naval Air Station, CA R+37
- Blanchard, IA R+57
- Lee Center, IL R+39
- Fraleytown, VA R+77
- Fosheeton, AL R+71
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.