American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.
Idaho Falls, ID, Idaho
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Idaho Falls, IDTrumpR+51.9
18922024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
74.3%
54,802
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
22.4%
16,534
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent
3.3%
2,414
D+60R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Idaho Falls, ID, ID — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Bonneville County, ID
Republican
R+45.4
Butte County, ID
Republican
R+72.5
Jefferson County, ID
Republican
R+73.3
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34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
22.4%Harris16,534
74.3%Trump54,802
3.3%Kennedy2,414
−51.9%
73,750
R
23.1%Biden16,103
73.4%Trump51,106
3.5%Jorgensen2,413
−50.3%
69,622
R
17.7%Clinton10,066
63.3%Trump36,049
19.0%McMullin10,798
−45.7%
56,913
R
20.5%Obama11,464
77.3%Romney43,172
2.2%Johnson1,244
−56.7%
55,880
R
25.0%Obama13,376
72.7%McCain38,930
2.3%Nader1,248
−47.7%
53,554
R
19.8%Kerry9,761
78.9%Bush38,828
1.2%Badnarik594
−59.1%
49,183
R
20.3%Gore8,689
75.9%Bush32,522
3.8%Nader1,641
−55.6%
42,852
R
25.9%Clinton10,947
60.7%Dole25,643
13.4%Perot5,654
−34.8%
42,244
R
19.1%Clinton8,425
46.9%Bush20,630
34.0%Perot14,940
−27.7%
43,995
R
22.9%Dukakis8,751
75.3%Bush28,807
1.8%Paul682
−52.4%
38,240
R
16.0%Mondale6,049
83.2%Reagan31,407
0.7%Bergland282
−67.2%
37,738
R
15.6%Carter6,309
78.5%Reagan31,850
5.9%Anderson2,408
−63.0%
40,567
R
31.3%Carter9,638
65.5%Ford20,143
3.2%Maddox984
−34.1%
30,765
R
19.0%McGovern5,301
60.4%Nixon16,905
20.6%Schmitz5,766
−41.5%
27,972
R
24.5%Humphrey6,654
63.3%Nixon17,200
12.2%Wallace3,313
−38.8%
27,167
R
47.0%Johnson12,546
53.0%Goldwater14,125
0.0%
−5.9%
26,671
R
45.9%Kennedy12,220
54.1%Nixon14,416
0.0%
−8.2%
26,636
R
35.8%Stevenson8,168
64.2%Eisenhower14,621
0.0%
−28.3%
22,789
R
32.1%Stevenson6,684
67.9%Eisenhower14,138
0.0%Hallinan6
−35.8%
20,828
D
54.3%Truman7,825
44.4%Dewey6,401
1.3%Thurmond189
+9.9%
14,415
D
55.9%Roosevelt7,549
43.9%Dewey5,937
0.2%Thomas27
+11.9%
13,513
D
59.3%Roosevelt8,970
40.6%Willkie6,139
0.2%Thomas26
+18.7%
15,135
D
70.0%Roosevelt8,761
28.5%Landon3,562
1.6%Lemke197
+41.5%
12,520
D
61.9%Roosevelt7,380
36.5%Hoover4,354
1.6%Thomas192
+25.4%
11,926
R
41.1%Smith3,761
58.7%Hoover5,382
0.2%Thomas18
−17.7%
9,161
R
10.3%Davis932
51.8%Coolidge4,682
37.9%La Follette3,428
−41.5%
9,042
R
30.3%Cox2,476
69.7%Harding5,700
0.0%
−39.4%
8,176
D
57.2%Wilson3,947
39.6%Hughes2,729
3.2%Benson220
+17.7%
6,896
R
28.4%Wilson864
38.7%Taft1,176
32.9%Roosevelt998
−10.3%
3,038
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
−10.3%
1916
+17.7%
1920
−39.4%
1924
−41.5%
1928
−17.7%
1932
+25.4%
1936
+41.5%
1940
+18.7%
1944
+11.9%
1948
+9.9%
1952
−35.8%
1956
−28.3%
1960
−8.2%
1964
−5.9%
1968
−38.8%
1972
−41.5%
1976
−34.1%
1980
−63.0%
1984
−67.2%
1988
−52.4%
1992
−27.7%
1996
−34.8%
2000
−55.6%
2004
−59.1%
2008
−47.7%
2012
−56.7%
2016
−45.7%
2020
−50.3%
2024
−51.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Idaho Falls anchors eastern Idaho's Snake River Plain and posts some of the state's most lopsided Republican margins, driven by a predominantly Latter-day Saint population and an economy tied to the Idaho National Laboratory and agriculture.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 67.2 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.9 points.
A population of 165,361, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,171 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brigham City, UT-ID and St. George, UT.
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In 2024, Idaho Falls, ID voted Republican by 51.9 points (R+51.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 73,750 votes cast, 16,534 went Democratic and 54,802 went Republican.
When did Idaho Falls, ID last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Idaho Falls, ID voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Idaho Falls, ID?
Idaho Falls, ID has a population of 165,361 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Idaho Falls, ID?
Median household income in Idaho Falls, ID is $80,171 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Idaho Falls, ID?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Idaho Falls, ID from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.