Camas County, Idaho: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,1242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,9552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Twin Falls County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Camas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Camas County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | −18.3% |
| 1924 | −17.6% |
| 1928 | −28.0% |
| 1932 | +30.0% |
| 1936 | +23.0% |
| 1940 | +1.9% |
| 1944 | +2.6% |
| 1948 | −1.9% |
| 1952 | −30.9% |
| 1956 | −11.8% |
| 1960 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | −10.1% |
| 1968 | −31.7% |
| 1972 | −53.8% |
| 1976 | −27.6% |
| 1980 | −40.6% |
| 1984 | −49.1% |
| 1988 | −34.8% |
| 1992 | −14.0% |
| 1996 | −23.3% |
| 2000 | −48.5% |
| 2004 | −52.3% |
| 2008 | −38.0% |
| 2012 | −42.0% |
| 2016 | −50.8% |
| 2020 | −47.5% |
| 2024 | −54.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 153 | 547 | 728 | ||
| R | 149 | 507 | 754 | ||
| R | 110 | 410 | 590 | ||
| R | 159 | 402 | 578 | ||
| R | 187 | 422 | 618 | ||
| R | 139 | 450 | 595 | ||
| R | 113 | 359 | 507 | ||
| R | 156 | 283 | 544 | ||
| R | 134 | 202 | 486 | ||
| R | 136 | 288 | 437 | ||
| R | 123 | 364 | 491 | ||
| R | 145 | 360 | 530 | ||
| R | 160 | 288 | 463 | ||
| R | 95 | 344 | 463 | ||
| R | 118 | 271 | 482 | ||
| R | 258 | 316 | 574 | ||
| D | 322 | 284 | 606 | ||
| R | 266 | 337 | 603 | ||
| R | 224 | 425 | 650 | ||
| R | 278 | 289 | 575 | ||
| D | 317 | 301 | 618 | ||
| D | 381 | 367 | 748 | ||
| D | 442 | 274 | 731 | ||
| D | 441 | 234 | 690 | ||
| R | 230 | 413 | 653 | ||
| O | 113 | 226 | 641 | ||
| R | 276 | 400 | 677 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
Irish
17.1%
American
16.8%
English
14.9%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.9%
Polish
1.4%
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: 36.8 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
$57,955
Camas County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Camas County$57,955
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Camas 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
5.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.7%
Working age (18–64)6.9%
Seniors (65+)1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than a thousand residents spread across high desert and rangeland, Camas County consistently produces some of Idaho's largest Republican presidential margins, reflecting the political uniformity common to the state's most rural, sparsely settled corners.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A median household income of $57,955, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,124 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Twin Falls County and Elmore County.
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Camas County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16025/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Camas County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Camas County, Idaho voted Republican by 54.1 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 728 votes cast, 153 went Democratic and 547 went Republican.
What is Camas County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Camas County, Idaho in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 5 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Camas County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Camas County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Camas County, Idaho?
Camas County, Idaho has a population of 1,124 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Camas County, Idaho?
Median household income in Camas County, Idaho is $57,955 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Camas County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Camas County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.