Blackfoot, ID, Idaho: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,6642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,8782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Blackfoot, ID, IDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,878 | 16,188 | 20,643 | ||
| R | 4,124 | 15,295 | 19,996 | ||
| R | 2,924 | 10,907 | 16,625 | ||
| R | 3,822 | 13,440 | 17,603 | ||
| R | 4,424 | 12,230 | 17,155 | ||
| R | 3,605 | 12,734 | 16,565 | ||
| R | 3,310 | 10,628 | 14,465 | ||
| R | 4,304 | 8,391 | 14,881 | ||
| R | 3,565 | 7,333 | 15,991 | ||
| R | 4,346 | 10,131 | 14,705 | ||
| R | 3,064 | 11,900 | 15,116 | ||
| R | 2,933 | 11,781 | 15,487 | ||
| R | 4,347 | 7,327 | 12,045 | ||
| R | 2,476 | 6,886 | 10,705 | ||
| R | 2,988 | 6,484 | 10,765 | ||
| R | 5,231 | 5,364 | 10,595 | ||
| R | 4,843 | 5,934 | 10,777 | ||
| R | 3,412 | 5,853 | 9,265 | ||
| R | 3,024 | 6,114 | 9,143 | ||
| D | 3,197 | 3,162 | 6,448 | ||
| D | 3,428 | 3,223 | 6,658 | ||
| D | 3,815 | 3,662 | 7,488 | ||
| D | 4,215 | 2,354 | 6,753 | ||
| D | 3,802 | 2,894 | 6,807 | ||
| R | 1,778 | 3,236 | 5,035 | ||
| R | 696 | 2,693 | 5,038 | ||
| R | 1,184 | 3,293 | 4,477 | ||
| D | 2,306 | 1,885 | 4,349 | ||
| R | 814 | 1,440 | 2,973 | ||
| R | 1,750 | 3,277 | 5,471 | ||
| R | 890 | 3,186 | 4,476 | ||
| D | 1,613 | 1,457 | 3,106 | ||
| D | 1,232 | 194 | 1,440 | ||
| O | 0 | 937 | 1,938 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.2%
German
8.8%
American
8.1%
Irish
4.1%
Scottish
3.5%
French
1.3%
Italian
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,878
Blackfoot, ID ranks near the middle of US counties.
Blackfoot, ID$77,878
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish12.6%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Blackfoot, ID sits in the Northern Rockies. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Blackfoot, ID peaked at seventy-two points in 1896. By 1952 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $77,878 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Blackfoot, ID, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Blackfoot, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 59.6 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,643 votes cast, 3,878 went Democratic and 16,188 went Republican.
What is Blackfoot, ID, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Blackfoot, ID, Idaho as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Blackfoot, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Blackfoot, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Blackfoot, ID, Idaho?
Blackfoot, ID, Idaho has a population of 49,664 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Blackfoot, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Blackfoot, ID, Idaho is $77,878 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Blackfoot, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Blackfoot, ID, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.