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1876–2024
Jefferson County, Idaho
Jefferson County·Idaho

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

One of Idaho's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Jefferson County, Idaho · David Benbennick · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+73
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
33,154
2024 ACS
Most similar
Cassia County
ID · similarity 1.00
21 precincts · 15,819 votes cast
Trump · R+73
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−73.3%
1,89113,48115,819
2020R
−73.6%
1,66112,09914,173
2016R
−65.0%
9768,43611,471
2012R
−75.5%
1,3039,89511,381
2008R
−66.1%
1,6418,54010,441
2004R
−74.3%
1,0847,7038,906
2000R
−68.7%
1,1006,4807,836
1996R
−47.3%
1,4274,9257,403
1992R
−35.0%
9783,4717,116
1988R
−61.6%
1,1985,2956,649
1984R
−76.6%
7435,7706,563
1980R
−72.5%
8335,8606,933
1976R
−33.6%
1,7453,5995,525
1972R
−44.4%
7152,9835,110
1968R
−41.4%
9552,9274,761
1964R
−14.1%
2,0612,7404,801
1960R
−5.0%
2,3742,6254,999
1956R
−20.2%
1,8232,7484,571
1952R
−33.6%
1,4742,9704,446
1948D
+14.8%
2,0171,4903,568
1944D
+20.2%
2,1981,4583,665
1940D
+20.9%
2,6311,7174,364
1936D
+45.0%
2,7761,0373,864
1932D
+35.5%
2,5011,1773,732
1928R
−10.6%
1,3501,6713,028
1924R
−39.1%
3051,3932,782
1920R
−41.5%
7411,7942,535
1916D
+22.5%
1,6069932,725
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
82.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 11.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jefferson County's 2024 presidential margin of R+73.2 ranks among the widest in the state, reflecting a predominantly rural, agricultural population with little urban counterweight to the region's strong Republican lean.

The Republican margin in Jefferson County reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was seventy-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Jefferson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,679, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 33,154 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 Cassia County and Sevier County.