Whitney is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Whitney typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitney, ~10% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitney leans more Republican than 27 of 40 neighbors.
Whitney runs about 40 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Whitney leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Whitney. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Whitney, 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 Whitney looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Whitney have completed high school, about 6 points above the Idaho average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Preston, ID R+75
- Mapleton, ID R+79
- Franklin, ID R+77
- Dayton, ID R+81
- Weston, ID R+82
- Glendale, ID R+78
- Lewiston, UT R+73
- Oxford, ID R+77
- Cornish, UT R+75
- Clifton, ID R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarksburg, OH R+59
- Cookson, OK R+48
- Paw Paw, WV R+56
- Donnelsville, OH R+48
- Mount Clare, WV R+57
- Wellsburg, IA R+50
- Pawnee City, NE R+58
- Creighton, PA R+16
- Schleswig, IA R+52
- Lochsloy, WA R+21
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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.