† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBurley, IDIdahoUnited States
English18.8%19.3%9.5%
German10.7%16.5%12.5%
American7.8%5.3%5.3%
Irish4.2%9.5%9.4%
Danish1.9%——
Scottish1.8%3.2%1.3%
Swedish1.3%1.9%—
Welsh0.7%——
Mexican29.0%11.0%11.3%
Salvadoran0.8%—0.7%
Spanish0.8%0.4%—
Spaniard0.5%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
Maya0.3%——
Aztec0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Burley, ID
Idaho
United States
Median age
34
37.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.2%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Burley, ID
Idaho
United States
Median household income
$70,619
$77,800
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.4%
10.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.7%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Burley, ID
Idaho
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.9%
11.0%
22.3%
Spanish
22.9%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Burley, ID
Idaho
United States
Catholic
8.6%
11.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
6.2%
12.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.3%
50.2%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
36.7%
22.1%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Burley, ID
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−39.2%
1896
+63.3%
1900
−3.8%
1904
−49.8%
1908
−25.1%
1912
−19.4%
1916
+8.1%
1920
−30.7%
1924
−35.8%
1928
−32.7%
1932
+19.9%
1936
+33.2%
1940
+1.9%
1944
−4.6%
1948
−2.9%
1952
−44.4%
1956
−32.9%
1960
−21.8%
1964
−13.4%
1968
−38.5%
1972
−50.9%
1976
−29.0%
1980
−57.9%
1984
−66.6%
1988
−40.8%
1992
−27.9%
1996
−35.4%
2000
−61.3%
2004
−65.7%
2008
−57.2%
2012
−65.8%
2016
−57.4%
2020
−63.3%
2024
−66.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
15.6%Harris2,732
82.0%Trump14,360
2.4%
R+66.4
R+3.1
R+65.0
17,506
R
17.1%Biden3,014
80.4%Trump14,172
2.5%
R+63.3
R+5.9
R+67.8
17,622
R
14.6%Clinton2,203
72.0%Trump10,836
13.4%
R+57.4
D+8.4
R+59.5
15,048
R
16.2%Obama2,488
82.0%Romney12,596
1.9%
R+65.8
R+8.5
R+69.6
15,369
R
20.1%Obama2,962
77.4%McCain11,396
2.5%
R+57.2
D+8.5
R+64.5
14,732
R
16.5%Kerry2,484
82.3%Bush12,359
1.2%
R+65.7
R+4.4
R+63.3
15,022
R
17.6%Gore2,431
78.9%Bush10,890
3.5%
R+61.3
R+25.9
R+61.8
13,797
R
24.8%Clinton3,573
60.3%Dole8,671
14.9%
R+35.4
R+7.6
R+44.0
14,381
R
21.1%Clinton3,166
48.9%Bush7,356
30.0%
R+27.9
D+13.0
R+33.4
15,039
R
28.8%Dukakis4,123
69.6%Bush9,968
1.6%
R+40.8
D+25.8
R+33.1
14,321
R
16.2%Mondale2,434
82.8%Reagan12,441
0.9%
R+66.6
R+8.7
R+48.4
15,017
R
18.7%Carter3,058
76.5%Reagan12,546
4.8%
R+57.9
R+28.9
R+48.2
16,390
R
32.6%Carter4,322
61.6%Ford8,175
5.8%
R+29.0
D+21.8
R+31.1
13,270
R
20.6%McGovern2,503
71.5%Nixon8,673
7.9%
R+50.9
R+12.4
R+27.7
12,129
R
22.0%Humphrey2,682
60.5%Nixon7,369
17.5%
R+38.5
R+25.1
R+37.8
12,179
R
43.3%Johnson5,435
56.7%Goldwater7,120
0.0%
R+13.4
D+8.4
R+36.0
12,555
R
39.1%Kennedy4,912
60.9%Nixon7,657
0.0%
R+21.8
D+11.1
R+22.0
12,569
R
33.5%Stevenson3,481
66.5%Eisenhower6,898
0.0%
R+32.9
D+11.5
R+17.5
10,379
R
27.8%Stevenson2,929
72.2%Eisenhower7,609
0.0%
R+44.4
R+41.5
R+33.6
10,540
R
47.5%Truman3,846
50.3%Dewey4,078
2.2%
R+2.9
D+1.8
R+7.3
8,103
R
47.6%Roosevelt3,960
52.2%Dewey4,344
0.2%
R+4.6
R+6.5
R+12.1
8,320
D
50.8%Roosevelt4,912
48.9%Willkie4,727
0.2%
D+1.9
R+31.2
R+8.0
9,663
D
65.8%Roosevelt5,195
32.6%Landon2,577
1.5%
D+33.2
D+13.3
D+8.9
7,894
D
59.2%Roosevelt4,762
39.3%Hoover3,162
1.4%
D+19.9
D+52.6
D+2.1
8,040
R
33.2%Smith2,126
66.0%Hoover4,220
0.8%
R+32.7
D+3.1
R+15.3
6,398
R
11.4%Davis742
47.2%Coolidge3,077
41.5%
R+35.8
R+5.1
R+10.6
6,525
R
34.6%Cox2,285
65.2%Harding4,312
0.2%
R+30.7
R+38.8
R+4.5
6,613
D
46.7%Wilson2,764
38.6%Hughes2,283
14.7%
D+8.1
D+27.5
D+5.0
5,914
R
26.8%Wilson846
46.2%Taft1,459
27.1%
R+19.4
D+5.7
R+38.9
3,161
R
33.6%Bryan600
58.7%Taft1,049
7.7%
R+25.1
D+24.7
R+15.6
1,786
R
22.7%Parker346
72.5%Roosevelt1,105
4.8%
R+49.8
R+46.0
R+30.1
1,524
R
47.6%Bryan624
51.4%McKinley674
1.1%
R+3.8
R+67.1
D+3.7
1,312
D
81.4%Bryan579
18.1%McKinley129
0.4%
D+63.3
D+102.4
D+69.4
711
O
0.0%Cleveland0
39.2%Harrison121
60.8%
Weaver +21.7
—
R+40.8
309
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
11.2%1,176
78.4%8,242
10,508
2020
R
17.7%3,095
77.1%13,494
17,509
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+66.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+66.4
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.0 points.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Burley, ID
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2018
17,086
1,004
11,646
4,316
120
2020
19,498
1,545
13,117
4,662
174
2022
18,791
1,376
13,470
3,751
194
2024
18,928
1,308
13,888
3,528
204
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+20 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −846 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Burley, ID in Burley, ID: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−218
2012
−393
2013
−118
2014
−251
2015
−253
2016
−202
2017
−58
2018
−182
2019
+219
2021
+489
2022
+336
2023
+12
2024
−247
2025
+20
Burley, ID sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.3 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 66.6 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.4 points.
A population of 47,691, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,619 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blackfoot, ID and Vernal, UT.
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In 2024, Burley, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 66.4 points (R+66.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,506 votes cast, 2,732 went Democratic and 14,360 went Republican.
When did Burley, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burley, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Burley, ID, Idaho?
Burley, ID, Idaho has a population of 47,691 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burley, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Burley, ID, Idaho is $70,619 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Burley, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Burley, ID, Idaho from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
