| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 116,116 | 143,759 | 267,416 | |
| 2020 | R | 120,539 | 130,699 | 259,700 | |
| 2016 | R | 75,677 | 93,752 | 195,626 | |
| 2012 | R | 77,137 | 97,554 | 180,546 | |
| 2008 | R | 82,236 | 93,328 | 180,760 | |
| 2004 | R | 58,523 | 94,641 | 155,030 | |
| 2000 | R | 40,650 | 75,050 | 123,485 | |
| 1996 | R | 43,040 | 61,811 | 117,743 | |
| 1992 | R | 31,941 | 49,000 | 110,166 | |
| 1988 | R | 30,525 | 54,951 | 87,334 | |
| 1984 | R | 21,760 | 60,036 | 82,924 | |
| 1980 | R | 21,324 | 55,205 | 86,544 | |
| 1976 | R | 21,125 | 41,135 | 63,889 | |
| 1972 | R | 12,687 | 36,665 | 54,311 | |
| 1968 | R | 11,529 | 30,185 | 47,881 | |
| 1964 | R | 19,639 | 25,404 | 45,043 | |
| 1960 | R | 17,017 | 27,703 | 44,720 | |
| 1956 | R | 11,328 | 26,387 | 37,715 | |
| 1952 | R | 10,281 | 27,415 | 37,736 | |
| 1948 | R | 11,253 | 14,972 | 26,705 | |
| 1944 | R | 10,667 | 13,410 | 24,144 | |
| 1940 | R | 12,381 | 12,861 | 25,293 | |
| 1936 | D | 12,027 | 7,581 | 20,574 | |
| 1932 | D | 8,836 | 8,055 | 17,522 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,921 | 10,279 | 14,308 | |
| 1924 | R | 2,255 | 7,220 | 13,255 | |
| 1920 | R | 4,173 | 8,419 | 12,619 | |
| 1916 | R | 5,207 | 5,299 | 10,966 | |
| 1912 | R | 2,569 | 3,198 | 9,994 | |
| 1908 | R | 3,721 | 4,778 | 9,002 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,466 | 4,536 | 6,525 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,072 | 2,706 | 4,931 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,531 | 851 | 2,409 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 1,170 | 2,827 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Ada County anchors Idaho's Treasure Valley and has grown rapidly through in-migration, yet its 2024 presidential margin of R+10.3 suggests that newcomer growth has not flipped its partisan lean the way similar Sun Belt metros have.
The Republican margin in Ada County reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was ten points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Ada County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $91,502, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 518,935 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fluvanna County and Lancaster County.
