Idaho 1st Congressional District (ID) — Elections 1876–2024

Idaho 1st Congressional District, Idaho: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,127,3532024 5-year
Median household income: $79,9332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1892MIT Election Lab

FULCHER, RussellCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LABRADOR, Raúl R. (2017–2019), LABRADOR, Raúl R. (2015–2017), LABRADOR, Raúl R. (2013–2015), LABRADOR, Raúl R. (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

19 counties · 0 D · 19 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−34.2%	175,164	364,437	553,908
2020	R	−26.8%	184,735	325,897	526,031
2016	R	−29.1%	122,117	241,163	409,112
2012	R	−24.5%	136,546	228,803	377,061
2008	R	−19.6%	149,455	224,771	384,235
2004	R	−32.2%	113,781	224,014	342,793
2000	R	−35.3%	83,196	182,689	281,972
1996	R	−14.3%	97,905	137,016	273,395
1992	R	−9.0%	81,366	104,840	259,893
1988	R	−18.4%	84,765	123,996	213,055
1984	R	−36.6%	65,842	143,603	212,562
1980	R	−31.7%	66,361	138,419	227,218
1976	R	−18.6%	68,357	100,611	173,414
1972	R	−33.5%	45,981	98,894	157,947
1968	R	−20.0%	49,705	78,890	145,626
1964	D	+7.7%	78,510	67,261	145,771
1960	R	−5.3%	71,500	79,532	151,032
1956	R	−18.8%	56,221	82,296	138,516
1952	R	−26.6%	51,296	88,528	140,182
1948	D	+2.1%	54,307	51,953	110,688
1944	D	+2.9%	54,251	51,136	106,011
1940	D	+10.6%	65,577	52,905	119,103
1936	D	+29.9%	62,277	32,268	100,335
1932	D	+21.8%	53,626	33,679	91,432
1928	R	−34.7%	24,279	50,511	75,687
1924	R	−29.3%	11,501	32,892	73,103
1920	R	−29.4%	22,817	41,794	64,653
1916	D	+9.4%	34,521	28,112	68,452
1912	O	+7.9%	18,865	14,284	58,199
1908	R	−17.0%	20,625	30,276	56,812
1904	R	−40.9%	10,418	28,067	43,113
1900	D	+4.3%	16,902	15,463	33,417
1896	D	+47.5%	12,455	4,399	16,971
1892	O	−44.9%	0	5,546	12,353
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	28.7%	60.7%	590,890
2020	R	33.2%	62.6%	859,827
2016	R	27.7%	66.1%	678,943
2014	R	34.7%	65.3%	437,170
2010	R	24.9%	71.2%	449,530
2008	R	34.1%	57.7%	644,780
2004	R	0.0%	99.2%	503,932
2002	R	32.5%	65.2%	408,544
1998	R	28.4%	69.5%	378,174
1996	R	39.9%	57.0%	497,233
1992	R	43.5%	56.5%	478,504
1990	R	38.7%	61.3%	315,936
1986	R	48.4%	51.6%	382,024
1984	R	26.0%	72.2%	406,168
1980	R	48.8%	49.7%	439,647
1978	R	31.6%	68.4%	284,047

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

18.5%

English

17.2%

Irish

10.9%

American

4.6%

Italian

3.6%

Scottish

3.1%

French

2.3%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.6%

75–84

2.8%

5.4%

65–74

5.7%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

6.0%

45–54

5.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.5%

6.6%

25–34

6.4%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,933

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$79,933

Idaho$77,800

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.7%

Working age (18–64)9.6%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.4%

speak English only

Spanish6.5%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

23.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

13.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Methodist

1.6%

Baptist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by the Idaho Panhandle and the Treasure Valley's rural counties, ID-01 delivered a 43.6-point presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most consistently one-sided congressional districts in the country.

The Republican margin in Idaho 1st Congressional District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,933, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,127,353 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Idaho vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Idaho voted Republican by 34.2 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 553,908 votes cast, 175,164 went Democratic and 364,437 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Idaho's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Idaho as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Idaho last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Idaho?

Congressional District 1, Idaho has a population of 1,127,353 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Idaho?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Idaho is $79,933 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Idaho?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Idaho 1st Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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