Benewah County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 5,134 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -002002 | 127 | 778 | 19 | 924 | 13.7% | 84.2% | R+70.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -004004 | 251 | 560 | 23 | 834 | 30.1% | 67.1% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -005005 | 135 | 554 | 16 | 705 | 19.1% | 78.6% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -001001 | 91 | 435 | 10 | 536 | 17.0% | 81.2% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -007007 | 77 | 392 | 6 | 475 | 16.2% | 82.5% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -008008 | 105 | 341 | 0 | 446 | 23.5% | 76.5% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -010010 | 37 | 296 | 10 | 343 | 10.8% | 86.3% | R+75.5 |
| Precinct -011011 | 39 | 261 | 7 | 307 | 12.7% | 85.0% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -009009 | 27 | 231 | 5 | 263 | 10.3% | 87.8% | R+77.6 |
| Precinct -006006 | 36 | 177 | 9 | 222 | 16.2% | 79.7% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -003003 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 79 | 12.7% | 87.3% | R+74.7 |
Presidential margin, 1916–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1916 | +16.5% |
| 1920 | −26.0% |
| 1924 | −34.1% |
| 1928 | −16.5% |
| 1932 | +24.3% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +19.1% |
| 1944 | +10.3% |
| 1948 | +20.2% |
| 1952 | −4.4% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | +15.9% |
| 1964 | +29.3% |
| 1968 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | −16.1% |
| 1976 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | −19.5% |
| 1984 | −16.8% |
| 1988 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | −4.6% |
| 2000 | −46.4% |
| 2004 | −41.4% |
| 2008 | −29.8% |
| 2012 | −36.9% |
| 2016 | −55.8% |
| 2020 | −58.3% |
| 2024 | −61.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 14.5%1,006 | 76.8%5,324 | 6,928 |
| 2020 | R | 22.2%1,081 | 73.5%3,584 | 4,873 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.7 points.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5,161 | 534 | 2,467 | 2,107 | 53 |
| 2020 | 5,861 | 556 | 3,641 | 1,591 | 73 |
| 2022 | 5,983 | 515 | 3,890 | 1,490 | 88 |
| 2024 | 6,329 | 515 | 4,295 | 1,422 | 97 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+50 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,244 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,339 in average income, against $61,187 for residents who stayed — 7% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.9 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Benewah County, ID itself (R+61.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kootenai County, ID57R+51.8
- Spokane County, WA24R+4.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kootenai County, ID57
- Spokane County, WA22
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −104 |
| 2012 | −47 |
| 2013 | −112 |
| 2014 | +27 |
| 2015 | −14 |
| 2016 | +52 |
| 2017 | +168 |
| 2018 | +69 |
| 2019 | +81 |
| 2021 | +401 |
| 2022 | +427 |
| 2023 | +120 |
| 2024 | +126 |
| 2025 | +50 |
Benewah County sits in Idaho's northern Panhandle, where timber and agriculture anchor a sparse, heavily rural population. Its presidential margins have exceeded 60 points in recent cycles, placing it among the most one-sided counties in the Pacific Northwest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 61.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.4 points.
A population of 10,142, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,794 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clearwater County and Gem County.
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Benewah County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16009/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.