Gooding County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 5,918 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -P3P3 | 212 | 1,139 | 47 | 1,398 | 15.2% | 81.5% | R+66.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -P7P7 | 217 | 1,080 | 14 | 1,311 | 16.6% | 82.4% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -P2P2 | 291 | 923 | 33 | 1,247 | 23.3% | 74.0% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -P5P5 | 115 | 722 | 17 | 854 | 13.5% | 84.5% | R+71.1 |
| Precinct -P4P4 | 193 | 579 | 19 | 791 | 24.4% | 73.2% | R+48.8 |
| Precinct -P6P6 | 72 | 233 | 12 | 317 | 22.7% | 73.5% | R+50.8 |
Presidential margin, 1916–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1916 | −0.2% |
| 1920 | −40.8% |
| 1924 | −28.0% |
| 1928 | −38.3% |
| 1932 | +13.0% |
| 1936 | +16.1% |
| 1940 | −10.1% |
| 1944 | −10.5% |
| 1948 | −6.7% |
| 1952 | −42.1% |
| 1956 | −22.8% |
| 1960 | −11.4% |
| 1964 | −15.5% |
| 1968 | −31.5% |
| 1972 | −47.4% |
| 1976 | −19.8% |
| 1980 | −42.4% |
| 1984 | −50.2% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −11.6% |
| 1996 | −22.0% |
| 2000 | −44.2% |
| 2004 | −50.6% |
| 2008 | −42.2% |
| 2012 | −47.1% |
| 2016 | −54.2% |
| 2020 | −56.2% |
| 2024 | −60.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 15.0%1,218 | 72.7%5,882 | 8,094 |
| 2020 | R | 22.1%1,335 | 73.6%4,442 | 6,039 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.9 points.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,192 | 546 | 3,787 | 1,803 | 56 |
| 2020 | 6,818 | 676 | 4,416 | 1,652 | 74 |
| 2022 | 6,824 | 615 | 4,652 | 1,474 | 83 |
| 2024 | 6,952 | 579 | 4,842 | 1,442 | 89 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−70 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −842 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,837 in average income, against $61,171 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+42.3 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Gooding County, ID itself (R+60.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Twin Falls County, ID95R+48.8
- Jerome County, ID53R+53.7
- Ada County, ID38R+10.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Twin Falls County, ID138
- Jerome County, ID77
- Ada 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 | −217 |
| 2012 | −212 |
| 2013 | −166 |
| 2014 | −129 |
| 2015 | +45 |
| 2016 | −144 |
| 2017 | −56 |
| 2018 | −72 |
| 2019 | −9 |
| 2021 | +110 |
| 2022 | +35 |
| 2023 | +106 |
| 2024 | −63 |
| 2025 | −70 |
Gooding's economy anchors on agriculture and dairy along the Snake River Plain, and its small, rural electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in each of the last several cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 60.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.4 points.
A population of 15,931, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,559 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jerome County and Minidoka County.
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Gooding County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16047/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.