† 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
GroupSandpoint, IDIdahoUnited States
German18.3%16.5%12.5%
English15.0%19.3%9.5%
Irish13.2%9.5%9.4%
Italian4.6%2.9%4.8%
American4.5%5.3%5.3%
Scottish3.4%3.2%1.3%
Norwegian3.4%2.4%—
Swedish2.8%1.9%—
Mexican2.5%11.0%11.3%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
Peruvian0.3%0.2%—
Spanish0.3%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
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
Sandpoint, ID
Idaho
United States
Median age
48.1
37.6
39.1
Age 18–24
5.3%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.4%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sandpoint, ID
Idaho
United States
Median household income
$66,979
$77,800
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
10.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.6%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sandpoint, ID
Idaho
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
11.0%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
8.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sandpoint, ID
Idaho
United States
Catholic
8.0%
11.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.2%
12.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
74.4%
50.2%
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.
Sandpoint, ID
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−30.6%
1912
+8.3%
1916
+15.2%
1920
−20.3%
1924
−27.5%
1928
−27.8%
1932
+29.3%
1936
+25.1%
1940
+11.0%
1944
+3.2%
1948
+4.3%
1952
−13.3%
1956
−5.7%
1960
+6.4%
1964
+18.5%
1968
−2.5%
1972
−23.6%
1976
−5.5%
1980
−22.3%
1984
−19.3%
1988
−1.4%
1992
+7.7%
1996
−6.3%
2000
−31.8%
2004
−22.9%
2008
−16.9%
2012
−26.3%
2016
−36.0%
2020
−36.8%
2024
−46.1%
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
25.7%Harris7,650
71.9%Trump21,352
2.4%
R+46.1
R+9.3
R+44.6
29,710
R
30.4%Biden8,310
67.2%Trump18,369
2.5%
R+36.8
R+0.8
R+41.2
27,352
R
27.8%Clinton5,819
63.8%Trump13,343
8.4%
R+36.0
R+9.7
R+38.0
20,925
R
35.1%Obama6,500
61.3%Romney11,367
3.6%
R+26.3
R+9.3
R+30.1
18,536
R
40.1%Obama7,840
57.0%McCain11,145
2.9%
R+16.9
D+6.0
R+24.2
19,547
R
37.6%Kerry6,649
60.5%Bush10,697
1.9%
R+22.9
D+8.9
R+20.4
17,684
R
29.7%Gore4,318
61.5%Bush8,945
8.8%
R+31.8
R+25.5
R+32.3
14,537
R
36.7%Clinton5,294
43.0%Dole6,207
20.3%
R+6.3
R+14.0
R+14.8
14,436
D
36.1%Clinton4,995
28.5%Bush3,937
35.4%
D+7.7
D+9.1
D+2.1
13,821
R
48.5%Dukakis5,555
49.9%Bush5,721
1.6%
R+1.4
D+17.9
D+6.3
11,455
R
39.6%Mondale4,628
58.9%Reagan6,889
1.6%
R+19.3
D+3.0
R+1.1
11,699
R
34.0%Carter4,060
56.3%Reagan6,727
9.7%
R+22.3
R+16.9
R+12.6
11,940
R
45.9%Carter4,065
51.4%Ford4,549
2.7%
R+5.5
D+18.1
R+7.5
8,855
R
33.9%McGovern2,599
57.5%Nixon4,405
8.6%
R+23.6
R+21.1
R+0.4
7,665
R
43.3%Humphrey3,063
45.7%Nixon3,240
11.0%
R+2.5
R+21.0
R+1.8
7,082
D
59.3%Johnson4,328
40.7%Goldwater2,975
0.0%
D+18.5
D+12.1
R+4.1
7,303
D
53.2%Kennedy4,064
46.8%Nixon3,575
0.0%
D+6.4
D+12.1
D+6.2
7,639
R
47.2%Stevenson3,514
52.8%Eisenhower3,937
0.0%
R+5.7
D+7.6
D+9.7
7,451
R
43.1%Stevenson3,293
56.4%Eisenhower4,309
0.6%
R+13.3
R+17.6
R+2.5
7,645
D
49.7%Truman2,916
45.4%Dewey2,666
4.9%
D+4.3
D+1.1
R+0.2
5,867
D
51.4%Roosevelt3,116
48.2%Dewey2,924
0.4%
D+3.2
R+7.8
R+4.3
6,063
D
55.2%Roosevelt3,834
44.3%Willkie3,072
0.5%
D+11.0
R+14.1
D+1.0
6,940
D
58.8%Roosevelt3,521
33.6%Landon2,016
7.6%
D+25.1
R+4.1
D+0.9
5,993
D
63.4%Roosevelt3,695
34.1%Hoover1,989
2.5%
D+29.3
D+57.1
D+11.5
5,832
R
35.4%Smith1,603
63.2%Hoover2,861
1.3%
R+27.8
R+0.4
R+10.3
4,524
O
12.7%Davis543
40.2%Coolidge1,714
47.1%
La Follette +6.9
R+7.1
R+2.3
4,265
R
39.8%Cox1,468
60.2%Harding2,217
0.0%
R+20.3
R+35.5
D+5.9
3,685
D
52.0%Wilson2,003
36.8%Hughes1,417
11.3%
D+15.2
D+6.9
D+12.1
3,855
O
25.6%Wilson1,055
17.2%Taft711
57.2%
Roosevelt +31.6
D+39.0
R+11.2
4,127
R
28.5%Bryan1,223
59.1%Taft2,537
12.4%
R+30.6
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R+21.1
4,291
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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
26.3%5,467
64.3%13,348
20,761
2020
R
29.9%8,079
66.5%17,964
27,021
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+60.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+46.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Sandpoint, ID
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2018
25,815
2,569
14,914
7,945
387
2020
31,401
3,746
18,405
8,712
538
2022
31,557
3,201
20,812
6,943
601
2024
34,868
3,108
24,332
6,760
668
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+814 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +12,183 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sandpoint, ID in Sandpoint, ID: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−144
2012
−396
2013
+176
2014
+765
2015
+313
2016
+780
2017
+1,261
2018
+1,103
2019
+1,057
2021
+2,441
2022
+1,780
2023
+1,097
2024
+1,136
2025
+814
Sandpoint anchors Bonner County, one of Idaho's fastest-growing corners, where an influx of out-of-state arrivals since 2020 has layered new demographic complexity onto a historically lopsided Republican baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 9.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.1 points.
A population of 51,049, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,979 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewiston, ID-WA and Roseburg, OR.
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In 2024, Sandpoint, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,710 votes cast, 7,650 went Democratic and 21,352 went Republican.
When did Sandpoint, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sandpoint, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho?
Sandpoint, ID, Idaho has a population of 51,049 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho is $66,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Sandpoint, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
