Wendell is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Wendell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wendell, ~13% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wendell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wendell leans more Republican than 3 of 17 neighbors.
Wendell runs about 16 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wendell. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Wendell 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 Wendell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Wendell hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Idaho average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Wendell runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wendell, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wendell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wendell is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Wendell rent, above 90% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Wendell report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tuttle, ID R+65
- Jerome, ID R+43
- Hagerman, ID R+63
- Buhl, ID R+56
- Deep Creek, ID R+68
- Gooding, ID R+51
- Falls City, ID R+61
- Filer, ID R+58
- Fairview, ID R+70
- Bliss, ID R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Solon, IA Even
- Annandale, MN R+34
- Cherokee, IA R+36
- Elkview, WV R+50
- North Fort Lewis, WA R+5
- West Newton, PA R+33
- Norwood, PA R+5
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA R+29
- Windcrest, TX D+4
- Hinton, OK R+64
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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.