Idaho 2nd Congressional District (ID) — Elections 1876–2024

Idaho 2nd Congressional District, Idaho: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 806,9032024 5-year
Median household income: $75,2862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+69 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1984MIT Election Lab

SIMPSON, Michael K.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: CRAPO, Michael Dean (1997–1999), CRAPO, Michael Dean (1995–1997), CRAPO, Michael Dean (1993–1995), STALLINGS, Richard Howard (1991–1993)

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

2024 results by constituent county

26 counties · 2 D · 24 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	−40.1%	99,808	240,705	350,953
2020	R	−36.8%	102,285	228,220	341,924
2016	R	−35.7%	67,647	167,890	281,141
2012	R	−42.1%	76,241	192,106	275,212
2008	R	−33.5%	86,984	178,240	272,153
2004	R	−46.1%	67,317	185,220	255,652
2000	R	−45.0%	55,441	154,247	219,647
1996	R	−23.8%	67,537	119,578	218,314
1992	R	−19.0%	55,647	97,804	222,219
1988	R	−34.4%	62,506	129,884	195,911
1984	R	−56.0%	42,668	153,919	198,580
1980	R	−51.6%	43,831	152,279	210,211
1976	R	−27.1%	58,192	103,539	167,516
1972	R	−43.1%	34,845	100,489	152,430
1968	R	−32.2%	39,567	86,479	145,556
1964	R	−4.0%	70,410	76,295	146,705
1960	R	−9.8%	67,352	82,064	149,416
1956	R	−26.1%	49,647	84,683	134,329
1952	R	−35.6%	43,785	92,178	136,047
1948	D	+3.4%	53,063	49,560	104,127
1944	D	+4.1%	53,147	49,000	102,309
1940	D	+7.4%	62,265	53,648	116,064
1936	D	+29.6%	63,405	33,988	99,281
1932	D	+19.0%	55,853	37,737	95,192
1928	R	−23.9%	28,647	46,810	75,853
1924	R	−32.2%	12,755	36,987	75,192
1920	R	−33.0%	23,761	47,180	70,970
1916	D	+12.5%	35,533	27,256	66,162
1912	R	−7.3%	15,056	18,526	47,554
1908	R	−16.8%	15,570	22,378	40,572
1904	R	−39.6%	8,062	19,725	29,473
1900	D	+3.0%	12,512	11,774	24,564
1896	D	+69.3%	10,737	1,925	12,718
1892	O	−42.9%	2	3,017	7,020
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.

English

22.2%

German

13.8%

Irish

7.5%

American

6.3%

Scottish

3.3%

Italian

2.6%

French

1.6%

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: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.8%

2.1%

75–84

2.4%

4.6%

65–74

4.7%

5.4%

55–64

5.3%

5.5%

45–54

5.2%

6.6%

35–44

6.4%

6.7%

25–34

6.4%

5.5%

18–24

5.9%

10.0%

5–17

9.5%

3.3%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,286

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$75,286

Idaho$77,800

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.0%

Working age (18–64)10.9%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.1%

speak English only

Spanish10.4%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

41.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Baptist

1.1%

Methodist

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering roughly the eastern two-thirds of Idaho, this sprawling rural district has delivered presidential margins exceeding R+25 in each of the last three cycles, anchored by agricultural communities and small cities with little urban counterweight.

The Republican margin in Idaho 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,286, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 806,903 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Idaho vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Idaho voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 350,953 votes cast, 99,808 went Democratic and 240,705 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Idaho's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Idaho last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Idaho voted Democratic was 1948.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Idaho?

Congressional District 2, Idaho has a population of 806,903 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Idaho?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Idaho is $75,286 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Idaho?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Idaho 2nd Congressional District has voted Republican in nineteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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