Bannock County, Idaho: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 89,4542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,4992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jefferson County, MT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bannock CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bannock County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 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
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,306 | 24,329 | 39,971 | ||
| R | 14,682 | 23,331 | 39,783 | ||
| R | 10,342 | 17,180 | 33,405 | ||
| R | 13,214 | 21,010 | 35,260 | ||
| R | 14,792 | 19,356 | 35,105 | ||
| R | 12,903 | 21,479 | 34,844 | ||
| R | 10,892 | 18,223 | 30,852 | ||
| R | 12,806 | 14,058 | 31,377 | ||
| R | 11,091 | 12,016 | 32,211 | ||
| R | 13,074 | 14,986 | 28,601 | ||
| R | 9,399 | 18,742 | 28,496 | ||
| R | 8,639 | 18,477 | 29,859 | ||
| R | 10,261 | 13,172 | 24,550 | ||
| R | 7,840 | 12,856 | 22,191 | ||
| R | 9,084 | 10,234 | 21,334 | ||
| D | 13,483 | 7,825 | 21,308 | ||
| D | 12,586 | 9,157 | 21,743 | ||
| R | 9,101 | 10,476 | 19,577 | ||
| R | 8,771 | 10,864 | 19,662 | ||
| D | 9,679 | 5,580 | 15,560 | ||
| D | 9,681 | 5,413 | 15,105 | ||
| D | 10,493 | 5,419 | 15,913 | ||
| D | 9,443 | 3,830 | 13,393 | ||
| D | 8,271 | 4,676 | 13,059 | ||
| R | 4,602 | 5,297 | 9,953 | ||
| R | 1,612 | 4,520 | 10,046 | ||
| R | 2,986 | 4,871 | 7,857 | ||
| D | 4,084 | 2,950 | 7,356 | ||
| R | 1,486 | 2,316 | 4,821 | ||
| R | 1,892 | 2,690 | 4,740 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 2,826 | 4,121 | ||
| R | 1,581 | 1,684 | 3,295 | ||
| D | 1,363 | 228 | 1,598 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
23.5%
German
14.5%
Irish
8.9%
American
5.7%
Scottish
4.3%
Italian
3.4%
French
1.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,499
Bannock County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bannock County$66,499
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Bannock County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bannock County runs notably closer in statewide contests than its neighbors, anchored by Pocatello's university population and union-era labor heritage, which consistently trims Republican margins to the mid-twenties even as surrounding counties run 40–50 points redder.
The Republican margin here reached forty-three points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
A population of 89,454, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,499 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Umatilla County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bannock County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bannock County, Idaho voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,971 votes cast, 14,306 went Democratic and 24,329 went Republican.
What is Bannock County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Bannock County, Idaho in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bannock County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bannock County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bannock County, Idaho?
Bannock County, 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 Bannock County, Idaho?
Median household income in Bannock County, Idaho is $66,499 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Bannock County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bannock County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.