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1876–2024
Blackfoot·Idaho

Blackfoot delivered R+48.2 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
ID
Blackfoot
TrumpR+48.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican72.4%3,488
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.2%1,166
OtherAll other candidates3.4%165
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −48.2% in 2024.−48.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−33.6%
2012−42.8%
2016−37.0%
2020−49.9%
2024−48.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
24.2%Harris1,166
72.4%Trump3,488
3.4%
−48.2%
4,819
R
23.2%Biden970
73.1%Trump3,054
3.7%incl. Jorgensen
−49.9%
4,179
R
22.2%Clinton813
59.3%Trump2,168
18.5%incl. Johnson
−37.0%
3,658
R
28.6%Obama1,139
71.4%Romney2,842
0.0%
−42.8%
3,981
R
31.7%Obama1,271
65.3%McCain2,617
2.9%
−33.6%
4,006

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorBlackfootCityIdahoStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White81.2%81.7%61.0%
Black0.3%0.8%12.2%
Asian0.1%1.4%6.0%
Two or more races7.5%9.7%12.6%
Other race10.9%6.5%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino18.6%13.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$64,032$77,800$84,427
Poverty rate10.6%10.7%12.5%
Median age34.737.639.1
Age 18–249.2%9.8%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.1%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)21.8%31.8%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home14.6%11.0%22.3%
Spanish12.6%8.1%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 22.2%English 19.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryMexican 15.7%German 16.5%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 8.8%Mexican 11.0%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic2.0%County context11.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant2.0%County context12.4%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed45.8%County context50.2%51.5%
Latter-day Saints47.5%County context22.1%2.0%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
22.2%
German
8.8%
American
8.1%
Irish
4.1%
Scottish
3.5%
Danish
2.8%
Swedish
2.4%
Welsh
1.7%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
15.7%
Spaniard
0.5%
Costa Rican
0.3%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish12.6%
Other languages0.9%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Latter-day Saints
47.5%
Catholic
2.0%
Evangelical Protestant
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Other Christian
0.8%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted45.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Blackfoot sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.2 points.

A population of 12,782, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,032 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Blackfoot, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Blackfoot, Idaho voted Republican by 48.2 points (R+48.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,819 votes cast, 1,166 went Democratic and 3,488 went Republican.
What is Blackfoot, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Blackfoot, Idaho in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Blackfoot, Idaho?
Blackfoot, Idaho has a population of 12,782 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Blackfoot, Idaho?
Median household income in Blackfoot, Idaho is $64,032 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Blackfoot, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Blackfoot, Idaho from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.