akashic
1876–2024
Valley County, Idaho
Valley County·Idaho

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

A rural mountain county where resort towns and ranching communities share the ballot

18762024·38 elections
Valley County, Idaho · Chris English · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
12,389
2024 ACS
Most similar
Chouteau County
MT · similarity 0.98
8 precincts · 7,240 votes cast
Trump · R+19
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−18.6%
2,8694,2147,240
2020R
−13.7%
2,9763,9477,063
2016R
−18.6%
1,9132,9065,349
2012R
−11.6%
2,0952,6644,919
2008R
−6.9%
2,4052,7725,296
2004R
−21.4%
1,8432,8634,774
2000R
−35.7%
1,1292,5483,978
1996R
−12.3%
1,5642,0894,278
1992R
−7.0%
1,2591,5484,153
1988R
−20.2%
1,2511,8973,195
1984R
−41.2%
9452,2993,286
1980R
−34.1%
9262,0413,272
1976R
−20.6%
8971,3742,316
1972R
−36.6%
5371,3242,151
1968R
−31.3%
5341,1602,002
1964D
+6.9%
1,1269802,106
1960R
−12.6%
9161,1792,095
1956R
−43.1%
5111,2851,796
1952R
−45.0%
5521,4562,008
1948R
−6.0%
8289391,841
1944R
−1.3%
8969191,819
1940D
+20.8%
1,1657611,943
1936D
+34.6%
1,2605751,980
1932D
+32.8%
9214431,456
1928R
−30.7%
4077741,195
1924R
−22.7%
2144861,198
1920R
−21.0%
322493815
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
29.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Baptist
0.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Valley County's small electorate spans McCall's recreation economy and surrounding agricultural land, producing consistent Republican margins while seasonal-resident patterns complicate year-round voter composition.

The Republican margin in Valley County reached its widest at forty-five points in 1952. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Valley County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,078, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,389 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 Chouteau County and Rio Grande County.