† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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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
GroupLewiston, ID-WAUnited States
German21.9%12.5%
English14.2%9.5%
Irish11.2%9.4%
Norwegian4.3%—
American4.2%5.3%
Italian3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.7%1.3%
French1.6%1.6%
Mexican3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%—
Filipino0.3%0.9%
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
Lewiston, ID-WA
United States
Median age
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lewiston, ID-WA
United States
Median household income
$72,490
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lewiston, ID-WA
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.9%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lewiston, ID-WA
United States
Catholic
13.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.7%
51.5%
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.
Lewiston, ID-WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−34.5%
1896
+20.6%
1900
−1.6%
1904
−38.0%
1908
−15.2%
1912
+9.6%
1916
+14.9%
1920
−31.2%
1924
−21.2%
1928
−27.6%
1932
+37.3%
1936
+44.3%
1940
+24.4%
1944
+23.6%
1948
+25.2%
1952
−4.1%
1956
+4.6%
1960
+16.9%
1964
+38.8%
1968
+10.4%
1972
−8.5%
1976
+1.7%
1980
−6.6%
1984
−14.1%
1988
+6.0%
1992
+10.0%
1996
+5.4%
2000
−32.3%
2004
−24.7%
2008
−16.5%
2012
−19.3%
2016
−31.2%
2020
−30.7%
2024
−33.9%
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
31.7%Harris10,010
65.5%Trump20,711
2.8%
R+33.9
R+3.1
R+32.4
31,603
R
33.2%Biden10,936
64.0%Trump21,057
2.8%
R+30.7
D+0.5
R+35.2
32,918
R
29.3%Clinton7,962
60.5%Trump16,440
10.2%
R+31.2
R+11.9
R+33.3
27,169
R
39.0%Obama10,454
58.2%Romney15,621
2.8%
R+19.3
R+2.8
R+23.1
26,820
R
40.8%Obama11,262
57.3%McCain15,808
1.9%
R+16.5
D+8.2
R+23.7
27,603
R
37.0%Kerry9,795
61.7%Bush16,329
1.4%
R+24.7
D+7.6
R+22.2
26,486
R
32.2%Gore7,731
64.5%Bush15,486
3.3%
R+32.3
R+37.7
R+32.8
24,006
D
45.2%Clinton10,840
39.7%Dole9,535
15.1%
D+5.4
R+4.5
R+3.1
24,007
D
42.0%Clinton10,308
32.0%Bush7,856
26.1%
D+10.0
D+4.0
D+4.4
24,570
D
52.2%Dukakis11,176
46.3%Bush9,901
1.5%
D+6.0
D+20.0
D+13.7
21,404
R
42.3%Mondale9,023
56.3%Reagan12,029
1.4%
R+14.1
R+7.5
D+4.1
21,351
R
41.5%Carter9,289
48.1%Reagan10,770
10.5%
R+6.6
R+8.3
D+3.1
22,403
D
49.6%Carter9,222
47.9%Ford8,903
2.5%
D+1.7
D+10.2
R+0.3
18,583
R
43.1%McGovern7,640
51.6%Nixon9,143
5.3%
R+8.5
R+18.9
D+14.7
17,721
D
51.0%Humphrey9,195
40.7%Nixon7,326
8.3%
D+10.4
R+28.4
D+11.1
18,013
D
69.4%Johnson12,902
30.6%Goldwater5,689
0.0%
D+38.8
D+21.9
D+16.2
18,593
D
58.4%Kennedy11,037
41.5%Nixon7,843
0.0%
D+16.9
D+12.3
D+16.7
18,886
D
52.3%Stevenson9,034
47.7%Eisenhower8,243
0.0%
D+4.6
D+8.7
D+20.0
17,283
R
47.8%Stevenson7,712
52.0%Eisenhower8,381
0.2%
R+4.1
R+29.3
D+6.6
16,125
D
60.4%Truman7,801
35.3%Dewey4,552
4.3%
D+25.2
D+1.6
D+20.7
12,905
D
61.6%Roosevelt7,341
38.0%Dewey4,526
0.4%
D+23.6
R+0.8
D+16.1
11,919
D
62.0%Roosevelt8,070
37.6%Willkie4,892
0.5%
D+24.4
R+19.9
D+14.5
13,024
D
69.7%Roosevelt7,966
25.4%Landon2,904
4.9%
D+44.3
D+7.0
D+20.0
11,428
D
67.6%Roosevelt7,071
30.3%Hoover3,171
2.1%
D+37.3
D+64.9
D+19.5
10,464
R
35.8%Smith3,311
63.4%Hoover5,866
0.9%
R+27.6
R+6.4
R+10.1
9,256
R
22.5%Davis1,720
43.7%Coolidge3,344
33.9%
R+21.2
D+10.0
D+4.0
7,656
R
33.1%Cox2,045
64.3%Harding3,971
2.6%
R+31.2
R+46.1
R+5.0
6,177
D
53.9%Wilson3,811
39.0%Hughes2,757
7.2%
D+14.9
D+5.2
D+11.8
7,076
O
36.1%Wilson2,170
26.5%Taft1,590
37.4%
Roosevelt +1.3
D+24.9
R+9.9
6,011
R
37.3%Bryan3,208
52.5%Taft4,519
10.2%
R+15.2
D+22.8
R+5.7
8,602
R
26.3%Parker1,923
64.3%Roosevelt4,703
9.4%
R+38.0
R+36.4
R+18.4
7,310
R
46.9%Bryan2,496
48.5%McKinley2,582
4.7%
R+1.6
R+22.2
D+5.9
5,326
D
59.7%Bryan1,358
39.1%McKinley889
1.1%
D+20.6
D+55.1
D+26.7
2,273
R
12.4%Cleveland143
46.9%Harrison539
40.6%
R+34.5
—
R+36.1
1,149
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Lewiston, ID-WA
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
16,642
2018
39,068
2020
41,950
2022
40,158
2024
40,580
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+154 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,625 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lewiston, ID-WA in Lewiston, ID-WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+368
2012
+59
2013
+551
2014
+140
2015
+86
2016
+397
2017
+556
2018
+163
2019
+208
2021
+710
2022
+775
2023
+294
2024
+164
2025
+154
Lewiston-Clarkston sits at the Idaho-Washington border where the Snake and Clearwater rivers meet, pairing a working-class port economy with the University of Idaho's student population in a region that votes reliably Republican at the federal level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 38.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.9 points.
A population of 65,164, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,490 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sandpoint, ID and Baker City, OR.
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In 2024, Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+33.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,603 votes cast, 10,010 went Democratic and 20,711 went Republican.
When did Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho?
Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho has a population of 65,164 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho?
Median household income in Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho is $72,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lewiston, ID-WA, Idaho from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
