Payette County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 11,761 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -002002 | 376 | 1,658 | 41 | 2,075 | 18.1% | 79.9% | R+61.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -005005 | 382 | 1,479 | 42 | 1,903 | 20.1% | 77.7% | R+57.6 |
| Precinct -008008 | 269 | 1,501 | 26 | 1,796 | 15.0% | 83.6% | R+68.6 |
| Precinct -006006 | 308 | 1,347 | 30 | 1,685 | 18.3% | 79.9% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -009009 | 145 | 1,131 | 30 | 1,306 | 11.1% | 86.6% | R+75.5 |
| Precinct -001001 | 212 | 800 | 23 | 1,035 | 20.5% | 77.3% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -003003 | 170 | 673 | 20 | 863 | 19.7% | 78.0% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -004004 | 126 | 437 | 15 | 578 | 21.8% | 75.6% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -007007 | 59 | 250 | 6 | 315 | 18.7% | 79.4% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -010010 | 17 | 182 | 6 | 205 | 8.3% | 88.8% | R+80.5 |
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 14.2%2,158 | 72.6%11,018 | 15,174 |
| 2020 | R | 20.5%2,308 | 75.6%8,488 | 11,233 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.6 points.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,999 | 922 | 6,356 | 3,620 | 101 |
| 2020 | 13,072 | 1,166 | 8,294 | 3,443 | 169 |
| 2022 | 12,651 | 1,004 | 8,633 | 2,823 | 191 |
| 2024 | 13,744 | 1,072 | 9,498 | 2,962 | 212 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+115 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,807 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,468 in average income, against $73,788 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+39.7 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Payette County, ID itself (R+62.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Canyon County, ID168R+46.6
- Malheur County, OR152R+44.1
- Ada County, ID130R+10.3
- Washington County, ID49R+61.5
- Gem County, ID34R+66.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Canyon County, ID152
- Malheur County, OR151
- Ada County, ID132
- Washington County, ID40
- Gem County, ID32
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 | −193 |
| 2012 | +27 |
| 2013 | −205 |
| 2014 | +135 |
| 2015 | −31 |
| 2016 | +71 |
| 2017 | +221 |
| 2018 | +297 |
| 2019 | +386 |
| 2021 | +796 |
| 2022 | +535 |
| 2023 | +322 |
| 2024 | +331 |
| 2025 | +115 |
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 heavily Republican alignment typical of southwestern Idaho's agricultural communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.9 points.
A population of 26,771, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,673 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Owyhee County and Kit Carson County.
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Payette County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16075/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.