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Idaho 16th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+5.92012D+5.92016D+7.62020D+20.22024D+19.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+19.0
2024
median income$72,262U.S. $80,734 · ID $77,800
median age38.6U.S. 39.1 · ID 37.6
poverty rate10.9%U.S. 12.5% · ID 10.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)44.6%U.S. 35.6% · ID 31.8%
non-english9.3%U.S. 22.3% · ID 11.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English19.5%
German17.8%
Irish11.2%
Mexican8.2%
Spanish0.6%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Aztec0.6%
African American†2.0%
African0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%
Chinese0.3%
Filipino0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Ada County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Idaho 16th State Senate District

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Idaho 16th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+19.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Idaho 16th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Idaho 16th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+19.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Idaho 16th State Senate District · D+19.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.9%14,126
Donald TrumpRepublican39.0%9,500
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent3.1%760
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Idaho 16th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Ada County, IDRepublicanR+10.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.9%Harris14,126
39.0%Trump9,500
3.1%Kennedy760
+19.0%
24,386
D
58.4%Biden15,428
38.1%Trump10,086
3.5%Jorgensen926
+20.2%
26,440
D
47.0%Clinton10,062
39.4%Trump8,442
13.6%McMullin2,909
+7.6%
21,413
D
53.0%Obama10,529
47.0%Romney9,347
0.0%
+5.9%
19,876
D
51.8%Obama11,429
45.8%McCain10,117
2.4%Nader527
+5.9%
22,073
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +19.0% in 2024.+19.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+5.9%
2012+5.9%
2016+7.6%
2020+20.2%
2024+19.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAli RabeState Senate · 16

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in urban Boise, this district's D+19 presidential margin makes it one of the clearest Democratic strongholds in an otherwise heavily Republican state, reflecting the concentrated left-leaning electorate of Idaho's capital core.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.0 points.

A population of 51,206, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,262 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 18 and State Senate District 17.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 18
Idaho
96.1twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share
State Senate District 17
Idaho
93.9twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share
State Senate District 7
Kansas
87.7twin score
2020–2024 trajectory% White% Black≠ 12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Idaho 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Idaho 16th State Senate District voted Democratic by 19.0 points (D+19.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,386 votes cast, 14,126 went Democratic and 9,500 went Republican.
How many people live in Idaho 16th State Senate District?
Idaho 16th State Senate District has a population of 51,206 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Idaho 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in Idaho 16th State Senate District is $72,262 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Idaho 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Idaho 16th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.