Clearwater County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 4,420 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -003003 | 111 | 499 | 21 | 631 | 17.6% | 79.1% | R+61.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -001001 | 101 | 474 | 13 | 588 | 17.2% | 80.6% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -002002 | 100 | 429 | 14 | 543 | 18.4% | 79.0% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -005005 | 118 | 370 | 16 | 504 | 23.4% | 73.4% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -009009 | 60 | 419 | 6 | 485 | 12.4% | 86.4% | R+74.0 |
| Precinct -004004 | 64 | 302 | 12 | 378 | 16.9% | 79.9% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -011011 | 75 | 252 | 3 | 330 | 22.7% | 76.4% | R+53.6 |
| Precinct -012012 | 45 | 254 | 3 | 302 | 14.9% | 84.1% | R+69.2 |
| Precinct -008008 | 34 | 196 | 2 | 232 | 14.7% | 84.5% | R+69.8 |
| Precinct -014014 | 19 | 107 | 1 | 127 | 15.0% | 84.3% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -006006 | 10 | 106 | 3 | 119 | 8.4% | 89.1% | R+80.7 |
| Precinct -013013 | 22 | 62 | 1 | 85 | 25.9% | 72.9% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -010010 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 52 | 13.5% | 86.5% | R+73.1 |
| Precinct -007007 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 44 | 18.2% | 79.5% | R+61.4 |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | −9.1% |
| 1920 | −32.5% |
| 1924 | −31.3% |
| 1928 | −16.5% |
| 1932 | +34.4% |
| 1936 | +39.2% |
| 1940 | +33.7% |
| 1944 | +33.5% |
| 1948 | +29.5% |
| 1952 | +10.0% |
| 1956 | +14.6% |
| 1960 | +33.7% |
| 1964 | +52.3% |
| 1968 | +15.9% |
| 1972 | −5.7% |
| 1976 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | −11.1% |
| 1984 | −14.8% |
| 1988 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 2000 | −52.5% |
| 2004 | −42.7% |
| 2008 | −34.8% |
| 2012 | −40.8% |
| 2016 | −56.5% |
| 2020 | −58.3% |
| 2024 | −62.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 16.9%1,052 | 76.6%4,778 | 6,240 |
| 2020 | R | 20.2%883 | 76.7%3,357 | 4,379 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.8 points.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,439 | 380 | 2,271 | 1,751 | 37 |
| 2020 | 5,015 | 458 | 3,075 | 1,430 | 52 |
| 2022 | 5,020 | 414 | 3,336 | 1,208 | 62 |
| 2024 | 5,250 | 398 | 3,603 | 1,179 | 70 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+46 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,117 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $74,680 in average income, against $67,698 for residents who stayed — 10% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+38.6 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Clearwater County, ID itself (R+62.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Nez Perce County, ID47R+38.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Nez Perce County, ID60
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 | −49 |
| 2012 | −9 |
| 2013 | +35 |
| 2014 | +16 |
| 2015 | +41 |
| 2016 | +141 |
| 2017 | +48 |
| 2018 | +144 |
| 2019 | +22 |
| 2021 | +238 |
| 2022 | +168 |
| 2023 | +238 |
| 2024 | +38 |
| 2025 | +46 |
Clearwater County's timber-economy roots and sparse, rural population have made it one of Idaho's most consistently one-sided presidential counties, with the 2024 margin exceeding 60 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 62.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.8 points.
A population of 9,012, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,000 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Benewah County and Lincoln County.
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Clearwater County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.