Bonner County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 29,710 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -OLDTOWNOLDTOWN | 221 | 1,239 | 24 | 1,484 | 14.9% | 83.5% | R+68.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WASHINGTONWASHINGTON | 753 | 682 | 46 | 1,481 | 50.8% | 46.0% | D+4.8 |
| Precinct -SAGLESAGLE | 381 | 1,042 | 41 | 1,464 | 26.0% | 71.2% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -SOUTHSIDESOUTHSIDE | 265 | 1,135 | 26 | 1,426 | 18.6% | 79.6% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -SPIRIT VALLEYSPIRIT VALLEY | 153 | 1,222 | 28 | 1,403 | 10.9% | 87.1% | R+76.2 |
| Precinct -KOOTENAIKOOTENAI | 378 | 964 | 27 | 1,369 | 27.6% | 70.4% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -CLAGCLAG | 111 | 1,187 | 13 | 1,311 | 8.5% | 90.5% | R+82.1 |
| Precinct -AIRPORTAIRPORT | 464 | 802 | 39 | 1,305 | 35.6% | 61.5% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -BALDYBALDY | 552 | 684 | 54 | 1,290 | 42.8% | 53.0% | R+10.2 |
| Precinct -CAREYWOODCAREYWOOD | 195 | 1,062 | 27 | 1,284 | 15.2% | 82.7% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -GROUSE CREEKGROUSE CREEK | 269 | 819 | 30 | 1,118 | 24.1% | 73.3% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -SELLESELLE | 251 | 818 | 40 | 1,109 | 22.6% | 73.8% | R+51.1 |
| Precinct -ODENODEN | 310 | 746 | 27 | 1,083 | 28.6% | 68.9% | R+40.3 |
| Precinct -WESTMONDWESTMOND | 211 | 854 | 10 | 1,075 | 19.6% | 79.4% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -HUMBIRDHUMBIRD | 469 | 572 | 29 | 1,070 | 43.8% | 53.5% | R+9.6 |
| Precinct -EAST PRIEST RIVEREAST PRIEST RIVER | 166 | 856 | 20 | 1,042 | 15.9% | 82.1% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -ALGOMAALGOMA | 240 | 714 | 27 | 981 | 24.5% | 72.8% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -COLBURNCOLBURN | 179 | 776 | 14 | 969 | 18.5% | 80.1% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -BEACHBEACH | 482 | 426 | 31 | 939 | 51.3% | 45.4% | D+6.0 |
| Precinct -CLARK FORKCLARK FORK | 177 | 689 | 20 | 886 | 20.0% | 77.8% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -HOPEHOPE | 307 | 464 | 15 | 786 | 39.1% | 59.0% | R+20.0 |
| Precinct -EDGEMEREEDGEMERE | 91 | 667 | 17 | 775 | 11.7% | 86.1% | R+74.3 |
| Precinct -BLUE LAKEBLUE LAKE | 122 | 598 | 12 | 732 | 16.7% | 81.7% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -DOVERDOVER | 254 | 371 | 13 | 638 | 39.8% | 58.2% | R+18.3 |
| Precinct -WEST PRIEST RIVERWEST PRIEST RIVER | 82 | 534 | 21 | 637 | 12.9% | 83.8% | R+71.0 |
| Precinct -GAMLIN LAKEGAMLIN LAKE | 196 | 415 | 10 | 621 | 31.6% | 66.8% | R+35.3 |
| Precinct -LACLEDELACLEDE | 95 | 332 | 12 | 439 | 21.6% | 75.6% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -LAMB CREEKLAMB CREEK | 143 | 271 | 15 | 429 | 33.3% | 63.2% | R+29.8 |
| Precinct -WRENCOWRENCO | 64 | 228 | 14 | 306 | 20.9% | 74.5% | R+53.6 |
| Precinct -PRIEST LAKEPRIEST LAKE | 69 | 183 | 6 | 258 | 26.7% | 70.9% | R+44.2 |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 26.3%10,934 | 64.3%26,696 | 41,522 |
| 2020 | R | 29.9%8,079 | 66.5%17,964 | 27,021 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Republican.
| 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 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+814 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +12,183 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $93,396 in average income, against $90,643 for residents who stayed — 3% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+23.4 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Bonner County, ID itself (R+46.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kootenai County, ID299R+51.8
- Spokane County, WA134R+4.9
- Boundary County, ID63R+65.4
- King County, WA53D+51.3
- Pend Oreille County, WA43R+39.4
- Los Angeles County, CA27D+32.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kootenai County, ID260
- Spokane County, WA128
- Boundary County, ID62
- Pend Oreille County, WA41
- King County, WA27
- Latah County, ID24
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 | −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 |
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.
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 county 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 county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stevens County and Carbon County.
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Bonner County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16017/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.