† 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
1 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
GroupPocatello, IDIdahoUnited States
English23.5%19.3%9.5%
German14.5%16.5%12.5%
Irish8.9%9.5%9.4%
American5.7%5.3%5.3%
Scottish4.3%3.2%1.3%
Italian3.4%2.9%4.8%
Swedish3.1%1.9%—
Danish3.0%——
Mexican7.6%11.0%11.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Aztec0.2%——
Indonesian0.3%——
Chinese0.2%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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
Pocatello, ID
Idaho
United States
Median age
35.2
37.6
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.4%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pocatello, ID
Idaho
United States
Median household income
$66,499
$77,800
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.3%
10.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.6%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pocatello, ID
Idaho
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
11.0%
22.3%
Spanish
3.7%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pocatello, ID
Idaho
United States
Catholic
7.3%
11.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
5.4%
12.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.8%
50.2%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
35.8%
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.
Pocatello, ID
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1896
+71.0%
1900
−3.1%
1904
−42.8%
1908
−16.8%
1912
−17.2%
1916
+15.4%
1920
−24.0%
1924
−28.9%
1928
−7.0%
1932
+27.5%
1936
+41.9%
1940
+31.9%
1944
+28.3%
1948
+26.3%
1952
−10.6%
1956
−7.0%
1960
+15.8%
1964
+26.6%
1968
−5.4%
1972
−22.6%
1976
−11.9%
1980
−32.9%
1984
−32.8%
1988
−6.7%
1992
−2.9%
1996
−4.0%
2000
−23.8%
2004
−24.6%
2008
−13.0%
2012
−22.1%
2016
−20.5%
2020
−21.7%
2024
−25.1%
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
35.8%Harris14,306
60.9%Trump24,329
3.4%
R+25.1
R+3.3
R+23.6
39,976
R
36.9%Biden14,682
58.6%Trump23,331
4.4%
R+21.7
R+1.3
R+26.2
39,783
R
31.0%Clinton10,342
51.4%Trump17,180
17.6%
R+20.5
D+1.6
R+22.6
33,405
R
37.5%Obama13,214
59.6%Romney21,010
2.9%
R+22.1
R+9.1
R+26.0
35,260
R
42.1%Obama14,792
55.1%McCain19,356
2.7%
R+13.0
D+11.6
R+20.3
35,105
R
37.0%Kerry12,903
61.6%Bush21,479
1.3%
R+24.6
R+0.9
R+22.2
34,844
R
35.3%Gore10,892
59.1%Bush18,223
5.6%
R+23.8
R+19.8
R+24.3
30,852
R
40.8%Clinton12,806
44.8%Dole14,058
14.4%
R+4.0
R+1.1
R+12.5
31,377
R
34.4%Clinton11,091
37.3%Bush12,016
28.3%
R+2.9
D+3.8
R+8.4
32,211
R
45.7%Dukakis13,074
52.4%Bush14,986
1.9%
R+6.7
D+26.1
D+1.0
28,601
R
33.0%Mondale9,399
65.8%Reagan18,742
1.2%
R+32.8
D+0.2
R+14.6
28,496
R
28.9%Carter8,639
61.9%Reagan18,477
9.2%
R+32.9
R+21.1
R+23.2
29,859
R
41.8%Carter10,261
53.7%Ford13,172
4.5%
R+11.9
D+10.7
R+13.9
24,550
R
35.3%McGovern7,840
57.9%Nixon12,856
6.7%
R+22.6
R+17.2
D+0.5
22,191
R
42.6%Humphrey9,084
48.0%Nixon10,234
9.4%
R+5.4
R+31.9
R+4.7
21,334
D
63.3%Johnson13,483
36.7%Goldwater7,825
0.0%
D+26.6
D+10.8
D+4.0
21,308
D
57.9%Kennedy12,586
42.1%Nixon9,157
0.0%
D+15.8
D+22.8
D+15.6
21,743
R
46.5%Stevenson9,101
53.5%Eisenhower10,476
0.0%
R+7.0
D+3.6
D+8.4
19,577
R
44.6%Stevenson8,771
55.3%Eisenhower10,864
0.1%
R+10.6
R+37.0
D+0.1
19,662
D
62.2%Truman9,679
35.9%Dewey5,580
1.9%
D+26.3
R+1.9
D+21.9
15,560
D
64.1%Roosevelt9,681
35.8%Dewey5,413
0.1%
D+28.3
R+3.6
D+20.8
15,105
D
65.9%Roosevelt10,493
34.1%Willkie5,419
0.0%
D+31.9
R+10.0
D+21.9
15,913
D
70.5%Roosevelt9,443
28.6%Landon3,830
0.9%
D+41.9
D+14.4
D+17.6
13,393
D
63.3%Roosevelt8,271
35.8%Hoover4,676
0.9%
D+27.5
D+34.5
D+9.7
13,059
R
46.2%Smith4,602
53.2%Hoover5,297
0.5%
R+7.0
D+22.0
D+10.5
9,953
R
16.0%Davis1,612
45.0%Coolidge4,520
39.0%
R+28.9
R+5.0
R+3.8
10,046
R
38.0%Cox2,986
62.0%Harding4,871
0.0%
R+24.0
R+39.4
D+2.2
7,857
D
55.5%Wilson4,084
40.1%Hughes2,950
4.4%
D+15.4
D+32.6
D+12.3
7,356
R
30.8%Wilson1,486
48.0%Taft2,316
21.1%
R+17.2
R+0.4
R+36.8
4,821
R
39.9%Bryan1,892
56.8%Taft2,690
3.3%
R+16.8
D+25.9
R+7.3
4,740
R
25.8%Parker1,063
68.6%Roosevelt2,826
5.6%
R+42.8
R+39.7
R+23.1
4,121
R
48.0%Bryan1,581
51.1%McKinley1,684
0.9%
R+3.1
R+74.2
D+4.4
3,295
D
85.3%Bryan1,363
14.3%McKinley228
0.4%
D+71.0
—
D+77.1
1,598
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
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
35.6%9,054
56.9%14,480
25,443
2020
R
39.3%15,472
55.9%22,048
39,413
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+35.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+25.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 10 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Pocatello, ID
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2018
41,456
4,792
17,416
18,710
538
2020
47,155
6,297
20,394
19,782
682
2022
46,734
6,071
22,226
17,705
732
2024
47,945
6,302
23,317
17,555
771
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+248 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +587 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Pocatello, ID in Pocatello, ID: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−233
2012
−610
2013
−1,141
2014
−668
2015
−345
2016
−398
2017
+80
2018
+740
2019
+606
2021
+1,045
2022
+918
2023
+365
2024
−20
2025
+248
Pocatello's Bannock County has trended more competitive than surrounding rural counties, a pattern common to university towns. ISU's enrollment of roughly 12,000 shapes both the local economy and the electorate's demographic profile.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.0 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 42.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.1 points.
A population of 89,454, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,499 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Logan, UT-ID and Ogden, UT.
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In 2024, Pocatello, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,976 votes cast, 14,306 went Democratic and 24,329 went Republican.
When did Pocatello, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pocatello, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pocatello, ID, Idaho?
Pocatello, ID, Idaho has a population of 89,454 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pocatello, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Pocatello, ID, Idaho is $66,499 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Pocatello, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Pocatello, ID, Idaho from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
