Twinlow is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Twinlow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twinlow, ~17% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Twinlow compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Twinlow leans more Republican than 25 of 43 neighbors.
Twinlow runs about 19 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Twinlow 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 Twinlow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Twinlow are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Twinlow, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Twinlow looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Twinlow is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garwood, ID R+67
- Silver Sands Beach, ID R+65
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Rathdrum, ID R+59
- Spirit Lake, ID R+60
- Athol, ID R+65
- Rockaway Beach, ID R+52
- Hayden, ID R+49
- Hayden Lake, ID R+38
- Granite, ID R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Flat Creek, NY R+43
- Pike Corner, ME R+5
- Pierce, TX R+19
- Veseleyville, ND R+49
- South Peacham, VT R+10
- South Plymouth, OH R+70
- Troy, WV R+66
- Logansport, IA R+40
- Hometown, PA R+38
- Oats, SC R+28
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.