Nez Perce County, Idaho: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 42,6972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,5992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ferry County, WA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Nez Perce CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Nez Perce 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 | −44.2% |
| 1896 | +23.2% |
| 1900 | −0.4% |
| 1904 | −36.0% |
| 1908 | −13.7% |
| 1912 | +14.6% |
| 1916 | +19.5% |
| 1920 | −28.1% |
| 1924 | −19.6% |
| 1928 | −22.9% |
| 1932 | +38.7% |
| 1936 | +46.5% |
| 1940 | +27.1% |
| 1944 | +26.5% |
| 1948 | +27.7% |
| 1952 | −1.0% |
| 1956 | +6.7% |
| 1960 | +20.8% |
| 1964 | +40.5% |
| 1968 | +11.8% |
| 1972 | −9.6% |
| 1976 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | −5.9% |
| 1984 | −15.2% |
| 1988 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | +9.7% |
| 1996 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | −34.8% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −18.1% |
| 2012 | −20.9% |
| 2016 | −34.1% |
| 2020 | −33.6% |
| 2024 | −38.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,928 | 13,707 | 20,132 | ||
| R | 6,686 | 13,738 | 20,967 | ||
| R | 4,828 | 10,699 | 17,195 | ||
| R | 6,451 | 9,967 | 16,848 | ||
| R | 7,123 | 10,357 | 17,823 | ||
| R | 6,476 | 11,009 | 17,700 | ||
| R | 4,995 | 10,577 | 16,021 | ||
| D | 7,491 | 6,675 | 16,696 | ||
| D | 7,069 | 5,431 | 16,974 | ||
| D | 7,754 | 7,027 | 15,020 | ||
| R | 5,981 | 8,153 | 14,330 | ||
| R | 6,565 | 7,495 | 15,744 | ||
| D | 6,324 | 6,151 | 12,755 | ||
| R | 5,081 | 6,232 | 11,941 | ||
| D | 6,502 | 5,019 | 12,579 | ||
| D | 9,245 | 3,912 | 13,157 | ||
| D | 7,944 | 5,203 | 13,147 | ||
| D | 6,448 | 5,635 | 12,083 | ||
| R | 5,552 | 5,659 | 11,231 | ||
| D | 5,747 | 3,168 | 9,322 | ||
| D | 5,453 | 3,159 | 8,649 | ||
| D | 5,963 | 3,409 | 9,413 | ||
| D | 5,705 | 1,988 | 7,985 | ||
| D | 5,077 | 2,211 | 7,412 | ||
| R | 2,535 | 4,054 | 6,644 | ||
| R | 1,212 | 2,250 | 5,304 | ||
| R | 1,548 | 2,761 | 4,311 | ||
| D | 2,675 | 1,753 | 4,738 | ||
| D | 1,619 | 1,011 | 4,166 | ||
| R | 2,843 | 3,871 | 7,515 | ||
| R | 1,696 | 3,956 | 6,281 | ||
| R | 2,168 | 2,184 | 4,566 | ||
| D | 1,089 | 675 | 1,786 | ||
| O | 0 | 345 | 780 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.5%
English
13.5%
Irish
10.9%
Italian
3.8%
American
3.7%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.4%
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: 41.2 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
$72,599
Nez Perce County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Nez Perce County$72,599
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Nez Perce 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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nez Perce County sits along the Clearwater and Snake rivers in north-central Idaho, and despite hosting the regional hub of Lewiston, it has returned Republican presidential margins above 35 points in recent cycles — a pattern consistent with rural interior Northwest counties.
The Republican margin here reached forty-four points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 42,697, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,599 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ferry County and Clearwater County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Nez Perce County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nez Perce County, Idaho voted Republican by 38.6 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,132 votes cast, 5,928 went Democratic and 13,707 went Republican.
What is Nez Perce County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Nez Perce County, Idaho in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Nez Perce County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nez Perce County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Nez Perce County, Idaho?
Nez Perce County, Idaho has a population of 42,697 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nez Perce County, Idaho?
Median household income in Nez Perce County, Idaho is $72,599 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Nez Perce County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nez Perce County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.