Boundary County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 7,033 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -004004 | 295 | 1,750 | 29 | 2,074 | 14.2% | 84.4% | R+70.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -006006 | 259 | 1,337 | 18 | 1,614 | 16.0% | 82.8% | R+66.8 |
| Precinct -002002 | 274 | 936 | 19 | 1,229 | 22.3% | 76.2% | R+53.9 |
| Precinct -005005 | 189 | 878 | 20 | 1,087 | 17.4% | 80.8% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -001001 | 128 | 893 | 8 | 1,029 | 12.4% | 86.8% | R+74.3 |
| Precinct -007007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1916–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1916 | +4.1% |
| 1920 | −25.4% |
| 1924 | −33.1% |
| 1928 | −24.8% |
| 1932 | +30.1% |
| 1936 | +26.5% |
| 1940 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | −0.5% |
| 1948 | +5.7% |
| 1952 | −22.3% |
| 1956 | −10.5% |
| 1960 | +9.6% |
| 1964 | +14.2% |
| 1968 | −8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.1% |
| 1976 | −8.6% |
| 1980 | −28.5% |
| 1984 | −29.4% |
| 1988 | −14.5% |
| 1992 | −10.2% |
| 1996 | −19.2% |
| 2000 | −50.6% |
| 2004 | −39.8% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −42.1% |
| 2016 | −55.3% |
| 2020 | −58.9% |
| 2024 | −65.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 14.1%1,464 | 75.8%7,878 | 10,400 |
| 2020 | R | 19.4%1,212 | 76.7%4,800 | 6,258 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.1 points more Republican.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,235 | 436 | 4,144 | 1,577 | 78 |
| 2020 | 7,420 | 614 | 5,096 | 1,613 | 97 |
| 2022 | 7,654 | 500 | 5,639 | 1,394 | 121 |
| 2024 | 8,371 | 459 | 6,524 | 1,263 | 125 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+149 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,653 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $80,510 in average income, against $67,969 for residents who stayed — 18% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+48.4 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Boundary County, ID itself (R+65.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bonner County, ID62R+46.1
- Kootenai County, ID40R+51.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bonner County, ID63
- Kootenai County, ID27
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 | −204 |
| 2012 | −44 |
| 2013 | +3 |
| 2014 | +94 |
| 2015 | +292 |
| 2016 | +331 |
| 2017 | +234 |
| 2018 | +13 |
| 2019 | +225 |
| 2021 | +487 |
| 2022 | +613 |
| 2023 | +206 |
| 2024 | +254 |
| 2025 | +149 |
Tucked into Idaho's panhandle along the Canadian border, Boundary County delivered one of the state's widest presidential margins in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican alignment common to rural, timber-economy communities in the inland Northwest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 65.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.4 points.
A population of 13,172, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,237 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clearwater County and Benewah County.
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Boundary County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.