Idaho County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
26 precincts · 9,788 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -019019 | 147 | 1,067 | 23 | 1,237 | 11.9% | 86.3% | R+74.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -017017 | 200 | 840 | 13 | 1,053 | 19.0% | 79.8% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -013013 | 113 | 452 | 8 | 573 | 19.7% | 78.9% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -014014 | 80 | 460 | 6 | 546 | 14.7% | 84.2% | R+69.6 |
| Precinct -022022 | 94 | 384 | 10 | 488 | 19.3% | 78.7% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -010010 | 55 | 409 | 16 | 480 | 11.5% | 85.2% | R+73.8 |
| Precinct -021021 | 74 | 382 | 14 | 470 | 15.7% | 81.3% | R+65.5 |
| Precinct -012012 | 69 | 330 | 6 | 405 | 17.0% | 81.5% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -003003 | 46 | 342 | 8 | 396 | 11.6% | 86.4% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -002002 | 48 | 339 | 3 | 390 | 12.3% | 86.9% | R+74.6 |
| Precinct -004004 | 71 | 298 | 8 | 377 | 18.8% | 79.0% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -011011 | 53 | 310 | 9 | 372 | 14.2% | 83.3% | R+69.1 |
| Precinct -025025 | 25 | 303 | 1 | 329 | 7.6% | 92.1% | R+84.5 |
| Precinct -024024 | 23 | 292 | 5 | 320 | 7.2% | 91.3% | R+84.1 |
| Precinct -009009 | 38 | 251 | 8 | 297 | 12.8% | 84.5% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -026026 | 38 | 232 | 11 | 281 | 13.5% | 82.6% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -018018 | 46 | 202 | 4 | 252 | 18.3% | 80.2% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -007007 | 36 | 203 | 6 | 245 | 14.7% | 82.9% | R+68.2 |
| Precinct -005005 | 27 | 215 | 1 | 243 | 11.1% | 88.5% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -015015 | 31 | 205 | 5 | 241 | 12.9% | 85.1% | R+72.2 |
| Precinct -008008 | 32 | 192 | 8 | 232 | 13.8% | 82.8% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -006006 | 23 | 142 | 0 | 165 | 13.9% | 86.1% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct -023023 | 11 | 123 | 0 | 134 | 8.2% | 91.8% | R+83.6 |
| Precinct -027027 | 34 | 99 | 0 | 133 | 25.6% | 74.4% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -020020 | 36 | 51 | 4 | 91 | 39.6% | 56.0% | R+16.5 |
| Precinct -016016 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 38 | 26.3% | 65.8% | R+39.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −46.0% |
| 1896 | +49.6% |
| 1900 | +10.2% |
| 1904 | −30.2% |
| 1908 | −6.7% |
| 1912 | +16.1% |
| 1916 | +8.2% |
| 1920 | −35.8% |
| 1924 | −16.4% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +46.0% |
| 1936 | +31.8% |
| 1940 | +4.5% |
| 1944 | +2.3% |
| 1948 | +12.1% |
| 1952 | −14.7% |
| 1956 | −3.0% |
| 1960 | +18.3% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −8.8% |
| 1972 | −31.0% |
| 1976 | −15.1% |
| 1980 | −33.2% |
| 1984 | −35.0% |
| 1988 | −22.9% |
| 1992 | −10.9% |
| 1996 | −26.7% |
| 2000 | −62.0% |
| 2004 | −54.3% |
| 2008 | −47.2% |
| 2012 | −53.8% |
| 2016 | −63.8% |
| 2020 | −65.2% |
| 2024 | −67.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 12.9%1,924 | 76.9%11,482 | 14,930 |
| 2020 | R | 16.2%1,532 | 80.5%7,629 | 9,481 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.4 points more Republican.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9,752 | 556 | 6,660 | 2,442 | 94 |
| 2020 | 10,982 | 725 | 8,111 | 2,036 | 110 |
| 2022 | 11,066 | 620 | 8,564 | 1,757 | 125 |
| 2024 | 11,743 | 603 | 9,199 | 1,789 | 152 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+48 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,198 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,244 in average income, against $67,237 for residents who stayed — 10% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+44.1 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Idaho County, ID itself (R+67.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lewis County, ID51R+64.9
- Nez Perce County, ID33R+38.6
- Ada County, ID28R+10.3
- Canyon County, ID25R+46.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Nez Perce County, ID72
- Lewis County, ID35
- Ada County, ID28
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 | +158 |
| 2012 | −6 |
| 2013 | −176 |
| 2014 | +70 |
| 2015 | +72 |
| 2016 | −25 |
| 2017 | +153 |
| 2018 | +150 |
| 2019 | +219 |
| 2021 | +593 |
| 2022 | +611 |
| 2023 | +287 |
| 2024 | +44 |
| 2025 | +48 |
Idaho County delivered an R+68 margin in 2024, reflecting the dominant pattern of rural, resource-economy counties across the Inland Northwest where Republican candidates routinely post some of the widest margins in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 67.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.8 points.
A population of 17,432, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,325 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewis County and Mitchell County.
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Idaho County. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16049/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.