Stone is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Stone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stone, ~6% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stone leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Stone runs about 48 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Stone 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 Stone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Stone live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Stone are family households, above 85% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Stone, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Stone looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Stone own their home, about 13 points above the Idaho average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Stone have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Snowville, UT R+85
- Holbrook, ID R+83
- Pleasantview, ID R+84
- Gwenford, ID R+83
- Howell, UT R+79
- Woodruff, ID R+82
- Sublett, ID R+79
- Portage, UT R+78
- Malad City, ID R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Raynor, VA R+32
- Diefenbach Corners, WI R+37
- Hartland, CA R+48
- Georgetown, IA R+48
- Mozer, WV R+63
- Ironhill, NC R+45
- Arneytown, NJ R+33
- Coloma, MO R+71
- Sayersville, VA R+68
- Rodeo, NM R+55
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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.