Weippe is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Weippe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weippe, ~13% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weippe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weippe leans more Republican than 11 of 15 neighbors.
Weippe runs about 31 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Weippe 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 Weippe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Weippe, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Idaho average of 26%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Weippe, 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 Weippe looks the way it does
Turnout in Weippe sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Judge Town, ID R+70
- Woodland, ID R+63
- Pierce, ID R+70
- Kamiah, ID R+58
- Orofino, ID R+62
- Nezperce, ID R+65
- Kooskia, ID R+62
- Syringa, ID R+44
- Mohler, ID R+66
- Ahsahka, ID R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carbon, IN R+59
- Wind Lake, WI R+26
- Hulmeville, PA R+12
- Twin View Heights, IA R+5
- Lovingston, VA R+28
- Yates City, IL R+41
- Stetson, ME R+41
- Leatherwood, VA R+34
- Western Grove, AR R+67
- Palermo, ME R+23
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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.