Resort-town roots meet rapid in-migration along Lake Coeur d'Alene
Once a timber and mining hub, the Coeur d'Alene metro has drawn a sustained wave of out-of-state transplants since the 1990s, tilting its electorate heavily rightward while straining housing costs and reshaping longtime community demographics.
| Group | Coeur d'Alene, ID | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 90.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 4.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.5% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 1.0% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 0.3% | 12.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -42.6pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.7% | 62.9% | — | — | |
| 14.9% | 24.8% | — | — | |
| 6.0% | 10.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 4.8% | 8.0% | — | — |
| 1.2% | 2.0% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 40.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area? 571,858 residents across 4 counties.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 9pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+46.1 | R+46.5 | 0.4pp |