Valley County, Idaho
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 7,240 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -006006 | 835 | 1,430 | 58 | 2,323 | 35.9% | 61.6% | R+25.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -004004 | 1,059 | 853 | 46 | 1,958 | 54.1% | 43.6% | D+10.5 |
| Precinct -005005 | 545 | 564 | 25 | 1,134 | 48.1% | 49.7% | R+1.7 |
| Precinct -007007 | 150 | 516 | 11 | 677 | 22.2% | 76.2% | R+54.1 |
| Precinct -002002 | 143 | 434 | 8 | 585 | 24.4% | 74.2% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -001001 | 91 | 341 | 3 | 435 | 20.9% | 78.4% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -003003 | 34 | 48 | 4 | 86 | 39.5% | 55.8% | R+16.3 |
| Precinct -008008 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 42 | 28.6% | 66.7% | R+38.1 |
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.8%3,948 | 54.2%5,658 | 10,440 |
| 2020 | R | 42.4%2,984 | 54.9%3,862 | 7,036 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 28 points more Republican.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,642 | 950 | 3,396 | 2,241 | 55 |
| 2020 | 8,183 | 1,389 | 4,198 | 2,503 | 93 |
| 2022 | 8,150 | 1,201 | 4,681 | 2,173 | 95 |
| 2024 | 8,593 | 1,222 | 5,203 | 2,069 | 99 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+6 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,493 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $109,939 in average income, against $106,716 for residents who stayed — 3% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+19.9 on average — 1.4 points more Republican-leaning than Valley County, ID itself (R+18.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ada County, ID150R+10.3
- Canyon County, ID54R+46.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ada County, ID123
- Canyon County, ID41
- Adams 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 | −165 |
| 2012 | −116 |
| 2013 | +18 |
| 2014 | +182 |
| 2015 | +263 |
| 2016 | +365 |
| 2017 | +259 |
| 2018 | +327 |
| 2019 | +354 |
| 2021 | +456 |
| 2022 | +202 |
| 2023 | +202 |
| 2024 | +140 |
| 2025 | +6 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 45.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.
A population of 12,389, a 90% 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 Transylvania County and Park County.
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Valley County, Idaho. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/16085/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.