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1876–2024
Canyon County, Idaho
Canyon County·Idaho

Canyon County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Idaho's fastest-growing county tilts deeply Republican even as newcomers arrive

18762024·38 elections
Canyon County, Idaho · Tamanoeconomico · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+47
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
250,790
2024 ACS
Most similar
Dawson County
NE · similarity 1.00
51 precincts · 101,030 votes cast
Trump · R+47
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−46.6%
25,66972,755101,030
2020R
−39.7%
25,88161,75990,410
2016R
−41.7%
16,88347,22272,765
2012R
−37.1%
19,86644,36966,090
2008R
−35.2%
20,14742,75264,246
2004R
−50.6%
13,41541,59955,698
2000R
−46.4%
10,58830,56043,000
1996R
−30.2%
11,80023,98840,328
1992R
−26.8%
9,09519,22037,849
1988R
−34.6%
10,20721,42632,396
1984R
−52.4%
7,52724,61332,587
1980R
−42.2%
9,17224,37536,016
1976R
−28.4%
9,46017,26327,441
1972R
−47.5%
5,63018,38326,857
1968R
−38.8%
5,71714,99523,898
1964R
−11.9%
10,60113,46624,067
1960R
−24.2%
9,68115,86525,546
1956R
−34.5%
7,54015,48323,023
1952R
−42.9%
6,81017,06523,923
1948R
−9.8%
7,9039,70018,363
1944R
−11.4%
7,3069,21516,762
1940R
−0.8%
8,6398,77617,478
1936D
+23.2%
8,2904,91014,547
1932D
+14.4%
6,9405,06513,054
1928R
−53.1%
2,1877,2939,619
1924R
−28.7%
9653,8209,948
1920R
−25.1%
3,3755,6339,008
1916D
+10.1%
4,4783,5708,960
1912D
+7.1%
2,4321,8428,279
1908R
−16.7%
2,7834,0237,411
1904R
−45.0%
1,0253,1724,766
1900R
−1.3%
1,3141,3502,861
1896D
+58.2%
1,1783031,503
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
22.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Methodist
0.5%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Canyon County's Treasure Valley growth has made it one of Idaho's most populous counties, yet rapid in-migration has barely dented a presidential margin that exceeded 46 points in 2024, signaling strong partisan self-sorting among arrivals.

The Republican margin in Canyon County reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Canyon County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,488, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 250,790 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 Dawson County and Malheur County.