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1876–2024
Caribou County, Idaho
Caribou County·Idaho

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

One of Idaho's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Caribou County, Idaho · Ken Lund · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+71
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,162
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lincoln County
WY · similarity 1.00
8 precincts · 3,456 votes cast
Trump · R+71
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−71.2%
4452,9063,456
2020R
−72.5%
4312,9063,416
2016R
−66.0%
2712,2753,035
2012R
−72.8%
3862,6083,052
2008R
−63.7%
5532,6563,302
2004R
−68.9%
4912,7533,281
2000R
−66.9%
4752,6013,177
1996R
−28.8%
8411,7403,120
1992R
−24.4%
5621,3503,236
1988R
−43.6%
8672,2393,144
1984R
−69.4%
5353,0323,597
1980R
−70.7%
4813,2343,892
1976R
−32.9%
1,1102,2533,475
1972R
−49.2%
6142,0692,958
1968R
−36.1%
7271,7312,785
1964D
+4.4%
1,4221,3032,725
1960R
−8.8%
1,2931,5442,837
1956R
−27.4%
9501,6682,618
1952R
−37.7%
8091,7882,598
1948D
+3.0%
475447930
1944D
+5.5%
516462978
1940D
+25.5%
6583901,049
1936D
+33.2%
640321962
1932D
+9.8%
499409920
1928R
−23.5%
291471766
1924R
−41.7%
148508864
1920R
−49.9%
181541722
1916
No data
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
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
69.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 7,300 residents spread across high desert and range land in southeastern Idaho, Caribou County recorded a 71.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided counties in the state.

The Republican margin in Caribou County reached its widest at seventy-three points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was seventy-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Caribou County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,782, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,162 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 Lincoln County and Oneida County.