Fremont County, Idaho: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,9432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,6832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2004MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cassia County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fremont CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fremont County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +84.9% |
| 1900 | −0.5% |
| 1904 | −47.3% |
| 1908 | −14.8% |
| 1912 | −16.9% |
| 1916 | +22.9% |
| 1920 | −30.5% |
| 1924 | −30.9% |
| 1928 | +7.2% |
| 1932 | +30.8% |
| 1936 | +33.9% |
| 1940 | +12.3% |
| 1944 | +9.3% |
| 1948 | +6.2% |
| 1952 | −28.7% |
| 1956 | −24.2% |
| 1960 | −8.3% |
| 1964 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | −34.0% |
| 1972 | −42.2% |
| 1976 | −27.3% |
| 1980 | −61.7% |
| 1984 | −65.7% |
| 1988 | −47.8% |
| 1992 | −28.9% |
| 1996 | −39.9% |
| 2000 | −69.6% |
| 2004 | −73.2% |
| 2008 | −61.8% |
| 2012 | −70.6% |
| 2016 | −60.2% |
| 2020 | −67.7% |
| 2024 | −69.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 954 | 5,645 | 6,803 | ||
| R | 998 | 5,548 | 6,719 | ||
| R | 651 | 4,090 | 5,713 | ||
| R | 810 | 4,907 | 5,802 | ||
| R | 1,065 | 4,700 | 5,880 | ||
| R | 741 | 4,965 | 5,769 | ||
| R | 699 | 4,242 | 5,088 | ||
| R | 1,114 | 3,042 | 4,835 | ||
| R | 903 | 2,333 | 4,954 | ||
| R | 1,178 | 3,401 | 4,652 | ||
| R | 818 | 4,006 | 4,853 | ||
| R | 926 | 4,167 | 5,253 | ||
| R | 1,445 | 2,581 | 4,167 | ||
| R | 819 | 2,621 | 4,270 | ||
| R | 961 | 2,297 | 3,925 | ||
| D | 1,970 | 1,945 | 3,915 | ||
| R | 1,887 | 2,230 | 4,117 | ||
| R | 1,535 | 2,513 | 4,048 | ||
| R | 1,500 | 2,710 | 4,213 | ||
| D | 2,014 | 1,777 | 3,811 | ||
| D | 2,116 | 1,755 | 3,871 | ||
| D | 2,556 | 1,996 | 4,554 | ||
| D | 2,904 | 1,423 | 4,366 | ||
| D | 2,830 | 1,498 | 4,329 | ||
| D | 1,933 | 1,674 | 3,619 | ||
| R | 530 | 1,662 | 3,669 | ||
| R | 1,061 | 1,994 | 3,055 | ||
| D | 2,695 | 1,654 | 4,550 | ||
| R | 1,911 | 3,071 | 6,871 | ||
| R | 2,854 | 3,920 | 7,201 | ||
| R | 1,278 | 3,869 | 5,483 | ||
| R | 2,153 | 2,174 | 4,379 | ||
| D | 1,526 | 121 | 1,655 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
32.8%
German
16.6%
Irish
9.1%
American
6.9%
Scottish
3.6%
French
1.6%
Italian
0.7%
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: 40.0 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
$72,683
Fremont County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fremont County$72,683
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Fremont 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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.1%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fremont County, tucked against the Montana border in eastern Idaho, recorded an R+68.9 presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in the state—reflecting a rural, agriculture-dependent electorate with minimal urban counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-three points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-nine points.
A median household income of $72,683, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 13,943 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cassia County and Smith County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fremont County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fremont County, Idaho voted Republican by 69.0 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,803 votes cast, 954 went Democratic and 5,645 went Republican.
What is Fremont County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Fremont 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fremont County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fremont County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fremont County, Idaho?
Fremont County, Idaho has a population of 13,943 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fremont County, Idaho?
Median household income in Fremont County, Idaho is $72,683 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Fremont County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fremont County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.