Taber is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Taber typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taber, ~9% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taber compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Taber is the most Republican-leaning.
Taber runs about 38 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Taber 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 Taber, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Taber live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Taber are family households, above 91% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Taber, ID sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Taber looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Taber is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockford, ID R+72
- Atomic City, ID R+73
- Thomas, ID R+53
- Pingree, ID R+72
- Blackfoot, ID R+55
- Springfield, ID R+72
- Rose, ID R+66
- Groveland, ID R+42
- Sterling, ID R+72
- Gibson, ID D+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodside, MT R+54
- Dekle Beach, FL R+59
- Yeoman, IN R+59
- Monford, KY R+73
- Mooresville, MO R+67
- Bengal, KY R+69
- Kossuth, PA R+59
- Oak Glen, CA R+36
- Perlee, IA R+47
- Pierson, IL R+61
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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.