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1876–2024
State Senate District 6·Idaho

Idaho 6th State Senate District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Republican district anchored in Idaho's rural south-central region

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ID
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
71,268
2024 ACS

Idaho 6th State Senate District, Idaho: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
71,2682024 5-year
Median household income
$67,3842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−22.0%
13,02920,69234,799
R
−13.4%
14,74019,50035,472
R
−12.3%
11,36315,11730,433
R
−7.8%
12,71114,95728,844
R
−5.2%
14,10115,70030,595
R
−13.1%
12,89516,88830,374
R
−25.7%
9,10016,03026,956
D
+6.1%
13,07111,32128,547
D
+10.4%
12,3009,32128,658
D
+2.7%
12,17011,52024,083
R
−16.0%
9,93613,77624,072
R
−10.6%
9,89112,71326,730
R
−6.1%
10,14311,49322,165
R
−12.7%
8,34110,87720,026
D
+1.2%
8,7508,52418,745
D
+32.5%
12,5526,39318,946
D
+11.1%
11,0068,80419,809
R
−2.1%
8,9829,35918,341
R
−11.0%
7,9819,96117,962
D
+15.2%
8,6066,26115,446
D
+14.3%
8,1256,07814,269
D
+17.2%
9,6626,81816,548
D
+33.8%
9,5164,58014,588
D
+23.4%
8,0994,97913,314
R
−33.2%
4,0498,13712,318
R
−26.1%
2,1925,10111,140
R
−34.0%
3,2426,5839,833
D
+8.4%
5,7284,76711,410
O
+16.2%
3,6441,96810,377
R
−19.0%
3,5695,50710,197
R
−43.6%
1,9945,7358,571
R
−0.3%
3,3523,3717,075
D
+27.1%
2,5471,4554,032
O
−45.3%
01,4563,216
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
English
14.8%
Irish
11.8%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
3.2%
French
2.2%
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: 35.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.5%
75–84
2.7%
5.2%
65–74
5.2%
5.7%
55–64
5.8%
5.0%
45–54
5.1%
5.9%
35–44
5.5%
6.8%
25–34
6.1%
8.5%
18–24
7.8%
7.7%
5–17
7.2%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,384
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$67,384
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.5%
Other Christian
12.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+18, District 6 sits well above the statewide Republican baseline, reflecting a predominantly rural, agricultural constituency where the GOP has built durable structural advantages.

The Republican margin in Idaho 6th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,384, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 71,268 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Idaho voted Republican by 22.0 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,799 votes cast, 13,029 went Democratic and 20,692 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Idaho as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 19 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 6, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Idaho voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Idaho?
State Senate District 6, Idaho has a population of 71,268 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 6, Idaho?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Idaho is $67,384 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.