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1876–2024
Custer County, Idaho
Custer County·Idaho

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

One of Idaho's most lopsided presidential counties by raw margin

18762024·38 elections
Custer County, Idaho · tinosa · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+53
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
4,470
2024 ACS
Most similar
Modoc County
CA · similarity 1.00
9 precincts · 2,650 votes cast
Trump · R+53
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−53.3%
5861,9982,650
2020R
−54.3%
6032,0892,737
2016R
−55.9%
4271,7772,413
2012R
−51.6%
5301,7442,352
2008R
−46.0%
6111,6942,352
2004R
−51.0%
5591,7622,358
2000R
−59.1%
4161,7942,330
1996R
−26.5%
6351,2492,316
1992R
−12.2%
5648292,164
1988R
−33.6%
6161,2531,896
1984R
−55.6%
4611,6532,144
1980R
−52.6%
3981,3981,902
1976R
−23.7%
5168501,409
1972R
−49.9%
2749891,432
1968R
−22.9%
3857111,423
1964R
−0.4%
7147201,434
1960D
+12.6%
8386511,489
1956R
−20.7%
5338111,344
1952R
−39.9%
4521,0581,517
1948D
+1.0%
6256121,257
1944D
+4.1%
6135651,178
1940D
+8.1%
8947601,659
1936D
+24.3%
8755301,421
1932D
+30.6%
8394401,303
1928R
−11.2%
5166471,171
1924R
−15.0%
3945851,272
1920R
−34.4%
3948081,202
1916D
+30.2%
8794541,409
1912D
+14.7%
5013261,189
1908D
+6.4%
5985211,209
1904R
−6.9%
429496967
1900D
+38.2%
590262858
1896D
+90.5%
59929630
1892R
−36.3%
1187513
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%.
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
58.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Custer County's sparse high-desert and mountain terrain anchors a small, stable electorate that has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, making it among the most one-sided counties in the state.

The Republican margin in Custer County reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2000. The margin in 2024 was fifty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Custer County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,574, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,470 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 Modoc County and Lemhi County.