Westmond leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Westmond typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westmond, ~21% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westmond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westmond leans more Republican than 12 of 29 neighbors.
Westmond runs about 10 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Westmond 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 Westmond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Westmond are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Westmond, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in Westmond looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Westmond 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sagle, ID R+50
- Talache, ID R+43
- Sunnyside, ID R+41
- Dover, ID R+21
- Ponderay, ID R+38
- Sandpoint, ID R+29
- Kootenai, ID R+44
- Culver, ID R+49
- Cocolalla, ID R+57
- East Hope, ID R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Broad Top, PA R+67
- Burr Oak, IN R+53
- Winona, KS R+79
- Jerome, MO R+60
- Eaton, TN R+71
- Betterton, MD R+6
- McKinnon, TN R+66
- Miles Crossroads, TN R+74
- Mazarn, AR R+71
- McVey, IL R+52
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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.