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Mountain Home, ID
presidential margin
2008R+36.42012R+33.92016R+47.02020R+45.52024R+48.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+48.5
2024
median income$65,359U.S. $80,734 · ID $77,800
median age33.1U.S. 39.1 · ID 37.6
poverty rate10.5%U.S. 12.5% · ID 10.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.4%U.S. 35.6% · ID 31.8%
non-english14.2%U.S. 22.3% · ID 11.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German15.6%
English12.7%
Irish9.3%
Mexican14.5%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%
African American†2.3%
Jamaican0.3%
Nigerian0.2%
Filipino1.3%
Chinese0.6%
Korean0.2%
Chamorro0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline3.2%
Other Christian0.9%
Buddhist0.7%
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.

Mountain Home, ID, Idaho

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Mountain Home, IDTrumpR+48.5
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2024 presidential margin by county for Mountain Home, ID, IDA map of the single county of Mountain Home, ID, ID, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Elmore County, ID · R+48.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.0%7,791
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.5%2,611
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.5%270
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mountain Home, ID, ID — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Elmore County, IDRepublicanR+48.5
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
24.5%Harris2,611
73.0%Trump7,791
2.5%Kennedy270
−48.5%
10,672
R
25.5%Biden2,601
71.0%Trump7,246
3.5%Jorgensen358
−45.5%
10,205
R
21.3%Clinton1,814
68.3%Trump5,816
10.4%McMullin889
−47.0%
8,519
R
31.4%Obama2,513
65.3%Romney5,227
3.3%Johnson261
−33.9%
8,001
R
30.7%Obama2,591
67.2%McCain5,665
2.1%Nader180
−36.4%
8,436
R
24.3%Kerry1,959
74.6%Bush6,011
1.1%Badnarik91
−50.3%
8,061
R
26.4%Gore1,840
70.2%Bush4,891
3.4%Nader235
−43.8%
6,966
R
33.7%Clinton2,324
53.1%Dole3,668
13.2%Perot912
−19.5%
6,904
R
27.0%Clinton1,858
44.8%Bush3,087
28.2%Perot1,945
−17.8%
6,890
R
35.1%Dukakis2,078
63.5%Bush3,756
1.4%Paul85
−28.3%
5,919
R
23.9%Mondale1,458
75.3%Reagan4,595
0.9%Bergland52
−51.4%
6,105
R
28.6%Carter1,760
64.9%Reagan3,994
6.5%Anderson403
−36.3%
6,157
R
42.7%Carter2,164
55.5%Ford2,808
1.8%Maddox91
−12.7%
5,063
R
24.9%McGovern1,153
66.6%Nixon3,078
8.5%Schmitz394
−41.6%
4,625
R
32.6%Humphrey1,230
50.6%Nixon1,908
16.7%Wallace631
−18.0%
3,769
D
55.4%Johnson2,310
44.6%Goldwater1,857
0.0%
+10.9%
4,167
D
52.3%Kennedy2,440
47.7%Nixon2,226
0.0%
+4.6%
4,666
R
48.8%Stevenson1,759
51.2%Eisenhower1,849
0.0%
−2.5%
3,608
R
47.3%Stevenson1,484
52.7%Eisenhower1,653
0.1%Hallinan2
−5.4%
3,139
D
63.5%Truman1,589
34.1%Dewey854
2.4%Thurmond60
+29.4%
2,503
D
61.0%Roosevelt1,627
38.6%Dewey1,030
0.4%Thomas10
+22.4%
2,667
D
60.2%Roosevelt1,632
39.7%Willkie1,077
0.1%Thomas4
+20.5%
2,713
D
65.8%Roosevelt1,567
28.9%Landon688
5.3%Lemke125
+36.9%
2,380
D
65.0%Roosevelt1,615
31.9%Hoover794
3.1%Thomas77
+33.0%
2,486
R
39.4%Smith739
59.9%Hoover1,125
0.7%Thomas13
−20.6%
1,877
O
18.4%Davis381
38.0%Coolidge789
43.6%La Follette906
La Follette +5.6
2,076
R
44.9%Cox867
55.1%Harding1,065
0.0%
−10.2%
1,932
D
59.6%Wilson1,104
35.5%Hughes658
4.9%Benson90
+24.1%
1,852
O
35.0%Wilson536
27.1%Taft415
37.9%Roosevelt581
Roosevelt +2.9
1,532
R
42.3%Bryan660
42.4%Taft662
15.4%Debs240
−0.1%
1,562
R
38.8%Parker433
53.1%Roosevelt593
8.1%Debs91
−14.3%
1,117
D
59.0%Bryan565
41.0%McKinley393
0.0%
+18.0%
958
D
81.1%Bryan535
18.8%McKinley124
0.2%Palmer1
+62.3%
660
O
0.0%Cleveland0
34.8%Harrison188
65.2%Weaver352
Weaver +30.4
540
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −48.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−48.5%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−34.8%
1896+62.3%
1900+18.0%
1904−14.3%
1908−0.1%
1912+7.9%
1916+24.1%
1920−10.2%
1924−19.7%
1928−20.6%
1932+33.0%
1936+36.9%
1940+20.5%
1944+22.4%
1948+29.4%
1952−5.4%
1956−2.5%
1960+4.6%
1964+10.9%
1968−18.0%
1972−41.6%
1976−12.7%
1980−36.3%
1984−51.4%
1988−28.3%
1992−17.8%
1996−19.5%
2000−43.8%
2004−50.3%
2008−36.4%
2012−33.9%
2016−47.0%
2020−45.5%
2024−48.5%
DemocraticRepublican

Mountain Home anchors Elmore County, home to Mountain Home Air Force Base, whose personnel and veteran population shape a consistently Republican-leaning electorate in Idaho's otherwise sparsely settled high desert.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 62.3 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 51.4 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.5 points.

A population of 29,321, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,359 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winnemucca, NV and Ontario, OR-ID.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Winnemucca, NV
90.7twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ median income
Ontario, OR-ID
90.6twin score
2000–2016 trajectory≠ French ancestry
Twin Falls, ID
88.7twin score
2000–2016 trajectory≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mountain Home, ID, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mountain Home, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 48.5 points (R+48.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,672 votes cast, 2,611 went Democratic and 7,791 went Republican.
When did Mountain Home, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mountain Home, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Mountain Home, ID, Idaho?
Mountain Home, ID, Idaho has a population of 29,321 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mountain Home, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Mountain Home, ID, Idaho is $65,359 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Mountain Home, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mountain Home, ID, Idaho from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.