Bonner County, Idaho: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,0492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,9792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sanders County, MT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bonner CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bonner County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 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
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,650 | 21,352 | 29,710 | ||
| R | 8,310 | 18,369 | 27,352 | ||
| R | 5,819 | 13,343 | 20,925 | ||
| R | 6,500 | 11,367 | 18,536 | ||
| R | 7,840 | 11,145 | 19,547 | ||
| R | 6,649 | 10,697 | 17,684 | ||
| R | 4,318 | 8,945 | 14,537 | ||
| R | 5,294 | 6,207 | 14,436 | ||
| D | 4,995 | 3,937 | 13,821 | ||
| R | 5,555 | 5,721 | 11,455 | ||
| R | 4,628 | 6,889 | 11,699 | ||
| R | 4,060 | 6,727 | 11,940 | ||
| R | 4,065 | 4,549 | 8,855 | ||
| R | 2,599 | 4,405 | 7,665 | ||
| R | 3,063 | 3,240 | 7,082 | ||
| D | 4,328 | 2,975 | 7,303 | ||
| D | 4,064 | 3,575 | 7,639 | ||
| R | 3,514 | 3,937 | 7,451 | ||
| R | 3,293 | 4,309 | 7,645 | ||
| D | 2,916 | 2,666 | 5,867 | ||
| D | 3,116 | 2,924 | 6,063 | ||
| D | 3,834 | 3,072 | 6,940 | ||
| D | 3,521 | 2,016 | 5,993 | ||
| D | 3,695 | 1,989 | 5,832 | ||
| R | 1,603 | 2,861 | 4,524 | ||
| O | 543 | 1,714 | 4,265 | ||
| R | 1,468 | 2,217 | 3,685 | ||
| D | 2,003 | 1,417 | 3,855 | ||
| O | 1,055 | 711 | 4,127 | ||
| R | 1,223 | 2,537 | 4,291 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
15.0%
Irish
13.2%
Italian
4.6%
American
4.5%
Scottish
3.4%
French
2.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 48.1 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
$66,979
Bonner County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bonner County$66,979
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Bonner 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
11.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bonner County, tucked against the Canadian border in Idaho's panhandle, has recorded Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the region's rural, timber-economy demographic profile.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-nine points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 51,049, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,979 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sanders County and Benewah County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bonner County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bonner County, Idaho voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,710 votes cast, 7,650 went Democratic and 21,352 went Republican.
What is Bonner County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Bonner County, Idaho in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 19 times, and other 2 times.
When did Bonner County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bonner County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Bonner County, Idaho?
Bonner County, 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 Bonner County, Idaho?
Median household income in Bonner County, Idaho is $66,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Bonner County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bonner County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.