Spirit Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Spirit Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spirit Lake, ~18% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spirit Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spirit Lake leans more Republican than 30 of 42 neighbors.
Spirit Lake runs about 24 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Spirit 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 Spirit Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spirit Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, well above the Idaho average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Spirit Lake, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Spirit Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Spirit Lake sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver Sands Beach, ID R+65
- Twinlow, ID R+55
- Athol, ID R+65
- Blanchard, ID R+58
- Edgemere, ID R+63
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Granite, ID R+66
- Garwood, ID R+67
- Rathdrum, ID R+59
- Rockaway Beach, ID R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dryden, NY D+17
- Lenox, MA D+39
- Dupo, IL R+29
- Kinder, LA R+60
- West Newbury, MA D+22
- Cozad, NE R+50
- Windsor, VA R+37
- Anthony, TX D+6
- Perryville, AZ R+21
- Otisville, MI R+29
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.