Payette County, Idaho: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+63%. Republican peak: R+63 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,7712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Washington County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Payette CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Payette County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | −36.4% |
| 1924 | −31.0% |
| 1928 | −54.7% |
| 1932 | +8.6% |
| 1936 | +4.2% |
| 1940 | −17.5% |
| 1944 | −28.4% |
| 1948 | −21.1% |
| 1952 | −45.0% |
| 1956 | −30.8% |
| 1960 | −23.9% |
| 1964 | −4.9% |
| 1968 | −36.6% |
| 1972 | −46.7% |
| 1976 | −17.0% |
| 1980 | −39.9% |
| 1984 | −52.2% |
| 1988 | −32.5% |
| 1992 | −18.4% |
| 1996 | −25.4% |
| 2000 | −48.4% |
| 2004 | −53.9% |
| 2008 | −41.5% |
| 2012 | −43.9% |
| 2016 | −57.2% |
| 2020 | −59.3% |
| 2024 | −62.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,064 | 9,458 | 11,760 | ||
| R | 2,161 | 8,862 | 11,293 | ||
| R | 1,507 | 6,489 | 8,704 | ||
| R | 2,271 | 6,004 | 8,495 | ||
| R | 2,415 | 5,988 | 8,613 | ||
| R | 1,848 | 6,256 | 8,181 | ||
| R | 1,643 | 4,961 | 6,858 | ||
| R | 2,119 | 3,901 | 7,018 | ||
| R | 1,656 | 2,895 | 6,745 | ||
| R | 1,900 | 3,786 | 5,809 | ||
| R | 1,410 | 4,605 | 6,121 | ||
| R | 1,828 | 4,508 | 6,714 | ||
| R | 2,195 | 3,115 | 5,423 | ||
| R | 1,113 | 3,577 | 5,272 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 3,032 | 4,956 | ||
| R | 2,508 | 2,764 | 5,272 | ||
| R | 2,133 | 3,472 | 5,605 | ||
| R | 1,767 | 3,342 | 5,109 | ||
| R | 1,491 | 3,936 | 5,439 | ||
| R | 1,568 | 2,430 | 4,081 | ||
| R | 1,382 | 2,485 | 3,885 | ||
| R | 1,790 | 2,554 | 4,364 | ||
| D | 1,677 | 1,524 | 3,663 | ||
| D | 1,836 | 1,529 | 3,587 | ||
| R | 621 | 2,203 | 2,890 | ||
| R | 401 | 1,160 | 2,448 | ||
| R | 785 | 1,690 | 2,484 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.7%
English
13.9%
Irish
10.0%
American
5.2%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.9%
French
1.2%
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: 38.9 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
$67,673
Payette County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Payette County$67,673
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Payette 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
10.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Payette County, anchored by the small city of Payette along the Oregon border, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red alignment typical of southwestern Idaho's agricultural communities.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-three points.
A median household income of $67,673, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,771 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Boise County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Payette County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Payette County, Idaho voted Republican by 62.9 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,760 votes cast, 2,064 went Democratic and 9,458 went Republican.
What is Payette County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Payette 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 2 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Payette County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Payette County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Payette County, Idaho?
Payette County, Idaho has a population of 26,771 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Payette County, Idaho?
Median household income in Payette County, Idaho is $67,673 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Payette County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Payette County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.