Nez Perce County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
32 precincts · 20,135 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0707 | 2,255 | 3,824 | 125 | 6,204 | 36.3% | 61.6% | R+25.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0606 | 719 | 1,813 | 59 | 2,591 | 27.7% | 70.0% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -2121 | 161 | 565 | 22 | 748 | 21.5% | 75.5% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -2626 | 463 | 148 | 20 | 631 | 73.4% | 23.5% | D+49.9 |
| Precinct -1919 | 115 | 486 | 20 | 621 | 18.5% | 78.3% | R+59.7 |
| Precinct -2222 | 111 | 450 | 15 | 576 | 19.3% | 78.1% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -0808 | 165 | 389 | 16 | 570 | 28.9% | 68.2% | R+39.3 |
| Precinct -0909 | 134 | 388 | 16 | 538 | 24.9% | 72.1% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -2020 | 83 | 416 | 19 | 518 | 16.0% | 80.3% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -1717 | 102 | 389 | 10 | 501 | 20.4% | 77.6% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -2424 | 83 | 357 | 11 | 451 | 18.4% | 79.2% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -2525 | 60 | 378 | 12 | 450 | 13.3% | 84.0% | R+70.7 |
| Precinct -0303 | 171 | 251 | 16 | 438 | 39.0% | 57.3% | R+18.3 |
| Precinct -0202 | 87 | 285 | 16 | 388 | 22.4% | 73.5% | R+51.0 |
| Precinct -0404 | 132 | 243 | 7 | 382 | 34.6% | 63.6% | R+29.1 |
| Precinct -1414 | 79 | 290 | 8 | 377 | 21.0% | 76.9% | R+56.0 |
| Precinct -0505 | 109 | 245 | 15 | 369 | 29.5% | 66.4% | R+36.9 |
| Precinct -1818 | 81 | 270 | 13 | 364 | 22.3% | 74.2% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -1313 | 96 | 255 | 11 | 362 | 26.5% | 70.4% | R+43.9 |
| Precinct -1616 | 83 | 270 | 7 | 360 | 23.1% | 75.0% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -0101 | 151 | 191 | 10 | 352 | 42.9% | 54.3% | R+11.4 |
| Precinct -1111 | 100 | 238 | 7 | 345 | 29.0% | 69.0% | R+40.0 |
| Precinct -1515 | 65 | 228 | 7 | 300 | 21.7% | 76.0% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -1010 | 67 | 219 | 6 | 292 | 22.9% | 75.0% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -3131 | 35 | 220 | 4 | 259 | 13.5% | 84.9% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -2828 | 34 | 200 | 4 | 238 | 14.3% | 84.0% | R+69.7 |
| Precinct -1212 | 53 | 157 | 9 | 219 | 24.2% | 71.7% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -2727 | 24 | 170 | 3 | 197 | 12.2% | 86.3% | R+74.1 |
| Precinct -2929 | 39 | 124 | 4 | 167 | 23.4% | 74.3% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -2323 | 18 | 99 | 4 | 121 | 14.9% | 81.8% | R+66.9 |
| Precinct -3232 | 33 | 70 | 2 | 105 | 31.4% | 66.7% | R+35.2 |
| Precinct -3030 | 20 | 79 | 2 | 101 | 19.8% | 78.2% | R+58.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 27.0%7,256 | 66.8%17,972 | 26,892 |
| 2020 | R | 31.2%6,510 | 64.7%13,487 | 20,836 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.5 points.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21,513 | 2,540 | 8,720 | 10,049 | 204 |
| 2020 | 23,944 | 3,338 | 11,109 | 9,245 | 252 |
| 2022 | 23,105 | 2,908 | 11,811 | 8,088 | 298 |
| 2024 | 23,534 | 2,903 | 12,582 | 7,722 | 327 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+171 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,925 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,210 in average income, against $74,877 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+28.2 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than Nez Perce County, ID itself (R+38.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Asotin County, WA236R+25.5
- Latah County, ID110R+8.0
- Idaho County, ID72R+67.8
- Clearwater County, ID60R+62.8
- Kootenai County, ID40R+51.8
- Lewis County, ID40R+64.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Asotin County, WA246
- Latah County, ID100
- Kootenai County, ID55
- Spokane County, WA49
- Clearwater County, ID47
- Whitman County, WA46
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 | +141 |
| 2012 | +78 |
| 2013 | +298 |
| 2014 | +68 |
| 2015 | +129 |
| 2016 | +164 |
| 2017 | +273 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | +170 |
| 2021 | +489 |
| 2022 | +644 |
| 2023 | +204 |
| 2024 | +96 |
| 2025 | +171 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 44.2 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.6 points.
A population of 42,697, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,599 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knox County and Natrona County.
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Nez Perce County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16069/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.