Valley County, Idaho: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,3892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,0782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chouteau County, MT · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Valley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Valley County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | −21.0% |
| 1924 | −22.7% |
| 1928 | −30.7% |
| 1932 | +32.8% |
| 1936 | +34.6% |
| 1940 | +20.8% |
| 1944 | −1.3% |
| 1948 | −6.0% |
| 1952 | −45.0% |
| 1956 | −43.1% |
| 1960 | −12.6% |
| 1964 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | −31.3% |
| 1972 | −36.6% |
| 1976 | −20.6% |
| 1980 | −34.1% |
| 1984 | −41.2% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −7.0% |
| 1996 | −12.3% |
| 2000 | −35.7% |
| 2004 | −21.4% |
| 2008 | −6.9% |
| 2012 | −11.6% |
| 2016 | −18.6% |
| 2020 | −13.7% |
| 2024 | −18.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,869 | 4,214 | 7,240 | ||
| R | 2,976 | 3,947 | 7,063 | ||
| R | 1,913 | 2,906 | 5,349 | ||
| R | 2,095 | 2,664 | 4,919 | ||
| R | 2,405 | 2,772 | 5,296 | ||
| R | 1,843 | 2,863 | 4,774 | ||
| R | 1,129 | 2,548 | 3,978 | ||
| R | 1,564 | 2,089 | 4,278 | ||
| R | 1,259 | 1,548 | 4,153 | ||
| R | 1,251 | 1,897 | 3,195 | ||
| R | 945 | 2,299 | 3,286 | ||
| R | 926 | 2,041 | 3,272 | ||
| R | 897 | 1,374 | 2,316 | ||
| R | 537 | 1,324 | 2,151 | ||
| R | 534 | 1,160 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 1,126 | 980 | 2,106 | ||
| R | 916 | 1,179 | 2,095 | ||
| R | 511 | 1,285 | 1,796 | ||
| R | 552 | 1,456 | 2,008 | ||
| R | 828 | 939 | 1,841 | ||
| R | 896 | 919 | 1,819 | ||
| D | 1,165 | 761 | 1,943 | ||
| D | 1,260 | 575 | 1,980 | ||
| D | 921 | 443 | 1,456 | ||
| R | 407 | 774 | 1,195 | ||
| O | 214 | 486 | 1,198 | ||
| R | 322 | 493 | 815 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.3%
English
22.3%
Irish
17.1%
American
6.5%
French
4.4%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
2.1%
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: 46.9 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
$76,078
Valley County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Valley County$76,078
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Valley County ranks in the top 25% 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
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Valley County's small electorate spans McCall's recreation economy and surrounding agricultural land, producing consistent Republican margins while seasonal-resident patterns complicate year-round voter composition.
The Republican margin here reached forty-five points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 12,389, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,078 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chouteau County and Rio Grande County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Valley County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Valley County, Idaho voted Republican by 18.6 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,240 votes cast, 2,869 went Democratic and 4,214 went Republican.
What is Valley County, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Valley County, Idaho in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 4 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Valley County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Valley County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Valley County, Idaho?
Valley County, Idaho has a population of 12,389 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Valley County, Idaho?
Median household income in Valley County, Idaho is $76,078 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Valley County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Valley County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.