Lincoln County, Idaho: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,3582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,4532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+61 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gooding County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lincoln CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lincoln County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 392 | 1,466 | 1,917 | ||
| R | 414 | 1,469 | 1,941 | ||
| R | 360 | 1,184 | 1,748 | ||
| R | 469 | 1,141 | 1,662 | ||
| R | 545 | 1,232 | 1,870 | ||
| R | 466 | 1,388 | 1,876 | ||
| R | 437 | 1,049 | 1,574 | ||
| R | 478 | 744 | 1,562 | ||
| R | 514 | 656 | 1,699 | ||
| R | 574 | 918 | 1,525 | ||
| R | 386 | 1,211 | 1,615 | ||
| R | 462 | 1,294 | 1,872 | ||
| R | 615 | 909 | 1,574 | ||
| R | 313 | 1,120 | 1,506 | ||
| R | 350 | 972 | 1,545 | ||
| R | 617 | 969 | 1,586 | ||
| R | 783 | 970 | 1,753 | ||
| R | 660 | 1,069 | 1,729 | ||
| R | 562 | 1,383 | 1,945 | ||
| R | 748 | 851 | 1,617 | ||
| R | 784 | 934 | 1,720 | ||
| R | 886 | 1,009 | 1,902 | ||
| D | 916 | 766 | 1,721 | ||
| D | 869 | 691 | 1,588 | ||
| R | 358 | 865 | 1,227 | ||
| R | 154 | 692 | 1,273 | ||
| R | 427 | 755 | 1,182 | ||
| R | 1,084 | 1,121 | 2,307 | ||
| O | 1,541 | 1,191 | 5,087 | ||
| R | 805 | 1,310 | 2,413 | ||
| R | 262 | 688 | 1,009 | ||
| R | 355 | 375 | 740 | ||
| D | 305 | 74 | 380 | ||
| O | 1 | 306 | 834 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.1%
American
9.9%
German
7.3%
Irish
5.4%
Scottish
3.4%
French
1.2%
Italian
0.7%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,453
Lincoln County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lincoln County$71,453
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.9%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.2%
speak English only
Spanish27.4%
Other languages0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With just over 4,000 residents spread across the Snake River Plain, Lincoln County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting the lightly populated agricultural interior's consistent rightward lean.
The Republican margin in Lincoln County reached its widest at fifty-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,453, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,358 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 Gooding County and Lassen County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lincoln County, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lincoln County, Idaho voted Republican by 56.0 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,917 votes cast, 392 went Democratic and 1,466 went Republican.
What is Lincoln County, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lincoln County, Idaho as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.
When did Lincoln County, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lincoln County, Idaho voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Lincoln County, Idaho?
Lincoln County, Idaho has a population of 5,358 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lincoln County, Idaho?
Median household income in Lincoln County, Idaho is $71,453 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Lincoln County, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lincoln County, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.