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1876–2024
Payette County, Idaho
Payette County·Idaho

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

One of Idaho's most lopsided presidential counties, decade after decade

18762024·38 elections
Payette County, Idaho · Ian Poellet · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+63
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
26,771
2024 ACS
Most similar
Washington County
ID · similarity 1.00
10 precincts · 11,760 votes cast
Trump · R+63
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−62.9%
2,0649,45811,760
2020R
−59.3%
2,1618,86211,293
2016R
−57.2%
1,5076,4898,704
2012R
−43.9%
2,2716,0048,495
2008R
−41.5%
2,4155,9888,613
2004R
−53.9%
1,8486,2568,181
2000R
−48.4%
1,6434,9616,858
1996R
−25.4%
2,1193,9017,018
1992R
−18.4%
1,6562,8956,745
1988R
−32.5%
1,9003,7865,809
1984R
−52.2%
1,4104,6056,121
1980R
−39.9%
1,8284,5086,714
1976R
−17.0%
2,1953,1155,423
1972R
−46.7%
1,1133,5775,272
1968R
−36.6%
1,2163,0324,956
1964R
−4.9%
2,5082,7645,272
1960R
−23.9%
2,1333,4725,605
1956R
−30.8%
1,7673,3425,109
1952R
−45.0%
1,4913,9365,439
1948R
−21.1%
1,5682,4304,081
1944R
−28.4%
1,3822,4853,885
1940R
−17.5%
1,7902,5544,364
1936D
+4.2%
1,6771,5243,663
1932D
+8.6%
1,8361,5293,587
1928R
−54.7%
6212,2032,890
1924R
−31.0%
4011,1602,448
1920R
−36.4%
7851,6902,484
1916
No data
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
22.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.0%
Baptist
3.1%
Methodist
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Payette County, anchored by the small city of Payette along the Oregon border, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red alignment typical of southwestern Idaho's agricultural communities.

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

Payette County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,673, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,771 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 Washington County and Boise County.