Woodruff is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Woodruff typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodruff, ~6% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodruff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodruff leans more Republican than 29 of 35 neighbors.
Woodruff runs about 45 points more Republican than Idaho as a whole.
Why Woodruff 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 Woodruff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Woodruff live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Woodruff are family households, above 85% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Woodruff, ID sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodruff looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Woodruff have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Portage, UT R+78
- Gwenford, ID R+83
- Pleasantview, ID R+84
- Malad City, ID R+73
- St. Johns, ID R+80
- Plymouth, UT R+78
- Clarkston, UT R+68
- Weston, ID R+82
- Clifton, ID R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cortez, PA R+36
- Cottage, PA R+50
- Penn, AL R+83
- Amoy, OH R+57
- Holicong, PA Even
- Cottonwood Corner, AR R+60
- Tallant, OK R+65
- Centre Grove, NJ R+37
- Chacon, NM D+21
- Castle Hill, CA D+41
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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.