† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPrestonIdahoUnited States
English26.0%19.3%9.5%
German10.3%16.5%12.5%
American9.9%5.3%5.3%
Danish6.1%——
Irish4.7%9.5%9.4%
Scottish3.8%3.2%1.3%
Swedish2.7%1.9%—
French1.8%—1.6%
Mexican3.0%11.0%11.3%
Argentinean0.3%——
Chilean0.3%——
Spaniard0.3%0.4%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Preston
Idaho
United States
Median age
34.2
37.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.8%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Preston
Idaho
United States
Median household income
$61,039
$77,800
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
10.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.3%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Preston
Idaho
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.0%
11.0%
22.3%
Spanish
5.0%
8.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
0.5%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Preston
Idaho
United States
Catholic
—
11.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Preston, Idaho
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−79.4%
2008
−69.0%
2012
−85.9%
2016
−61.4%
2020
−72.3%
2024
−75.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
11.1%Harris296
86.2%Trump2,302
2.7%
R+75.1
R+2.8
R+73.6
2,671
R
12.4%Biden307
84.8%Trump2,096
2.8%
R+72.3
R+10.9
R+76.8
2,473
R
9.0%Clinton183
70.4%Trump1,433
20.6%
R+61.4
D+24.5
R+63.5
2,035
R
6.3%Obama129
92.3%Romney1,882
1.4%
R+85.9
R+16.9
R+89.8
2,040
R
13.8%Obama266
82.8%McCain1,599
3.4%
R+69.0
D+10.4
R+76.3
1,931
R
9.7%Kerry187
89.2%Bush1,712
1.1%
R+79.4
—
R+77.0
1,920
Preston sits in Idaho's southeastern tip, where the Bear River Valley's agricultural economy and a high concentration of Latter-day Saint households have historically produced some of the state's most lopsided Republican margins at the county level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 85.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.1 points.
A population of 5,928, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,039 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shelley and Snowflake.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Preston, Idaho voted Republican by 75.1 points (R+75.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,671 votes cast, 296 went Democratic and 2,302 went Republican.
How many people live in Preston, Idaho?
Preston, Idaho has a population of 5,928 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Preston, Idaho?
Median household income in Preston, Idaho is $61,039 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Preston, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Preston, Idaho from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
