Sugar Loaf is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Sugar Loaf typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugar Loaf, ~12% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugar Loaf compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugar Loaf leans more Republican than 9 of 18 neighbors.
Sugar Loaf runs about 29 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Sugar Loaf 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 Sugar Loaf, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Sugar Loaf drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Sugar Loaf are family households, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sugar Loaf, ID sits above the national average 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 Sugar Loaf looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Sugar Loaf own their home, about 14 points above the Idaho average of 79%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sugar Loaf sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kimberly, ID R+58
- Twin Falls, ID R+36
- Hansen, ID R+65
- Falls City, ID R+61
- Eden, ID R+71
- Jerome, ID R+43
- Filer, ID R+58
- Rock Creek, ID R+68
- Hunt, ID R+72
- Hazelton, ID R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dungannon, VA R+68
- White Earth, MN Even
- Fruitdale, SD R+72
- Nickerson, NE R+53
- Fowler, KS R+69
- Ocracoke, NC D+13
- Cedarville, IL R+37
- Daybrook, WV R+60
- Lotus, CA R+20
- Benham, KY R+58
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.