Teton County, Idaho: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+7%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+7MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,4252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $99,8052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gallatin County, MT · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Teton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Teton 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 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | −37.8% |
| 1924 | −40.1% |
| 1928 | −36.7% |
| 1932 | +12.1% |
| 1936 | +20.7% |
| 1940 | +11.7% |
| 1944 | +7.5% |
| 1948 | +6.2% |
| 1952 | −32.5% |
| 1956 | −30.2% |
| 1960 | −11.3% |
| 1964 | −6.0% |
| 1968 | −26.5% |
| 1972 | −46.7% |
| 1976 | −27.2% |
| 1980 | −51.4% |
| 1984 | −53.7% |
| 1988 | −29.5% |
| 1992 | −15.1% |
| 1996 | −15.5% |
| 2000 | −38.4% |
| 2004 | −22.2% |
| 2008 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | −11.8% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | +6.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3,463 | 3,005 | 6,698 | ||
| D | 3,318 | 2,858 | 6,347 | ||
| R | 2,159 | 2,167 | 4,975 | ||
| R | 1,926 | 2,458 | 4,523 | ||
| D | 2,302 | 2,263 | 4,658 | ||
| R | 1,416 | 2,235 | 3,690 | ||
| R | 720 | 1,745 | 2,671 | ||
| R | 866 | 1,251 | 2,488 | ||
| R | 472 | 762 | 1,918 | ||
| R | 531 | 982 | 1,527 | ||
| R | 370 | 1,242 | 1,624 | ||
| R | 360 | 1,227 | 1,686 | ||
| R | 514 | 904 | 1,434 | ||
| R | 298 | 932 | 1,359 | ||
| R | 376 | 694 | 1,198 | ||
| R | 598 | 675 | 1,273 | ||
| R | 569 | 714 | 1,283 | ||
| R | 451 | 842 | 1,293 | ||
| R | 491 | 964 | 1,455 | ||
| D | 672 | 593 | 1,272 | ||
| D | 641 | 552 | 1,193 | ||
| D | 844 | 667 | 1,511 | ||
| D | 834 | 542 | 1,409 | ||
| D | 860 | 674 | 1,541 | ||
| R | 348 | 753 | 1,103 | ||
| R | 186 | 665 | 1,194 | ||
| R | 409 | 906 | 1,315 | ||
| D | 726 | 650 | 1,400 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.1%
German
14.0%
Irish
7.2%
American
6.1%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
3.4%
Polish
2.2%
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: 39.6 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
$99,805
Teton County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Teton County$99,805
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Teton County ranks in the top 5% 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
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.4%
speak English only
Spanish14.0%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Teton County's small but notably left-leaning electorate stands out sharply against its neighbors, likely shaped by the outdoor-recreation economy and migration patterns tied to the Greater Yellowstone region just across the Wyoming border.
The Democratic margin here reached twenty-one points in 1936. The 2024 margin was seven points.
A population of 12,425, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,805 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gallatin County and Kent County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Teton County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Teton County, Idaho voted Democratic by 6.8 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,698 votes cast, 3,463 went Democratic and 3,005 went Republican.
What is Teton County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Teton County, Idaho in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 9 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Teton County, Idaho last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Teton County, Idaho voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Teton County, Idaho?
Teton County, Idaho has a population of 12,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Teton County, Idaho?
Median household income in Teton County, Idaho is $99,805 — above the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Teton County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Teton County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.