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1876–2024
Moscow, ID·Idaho

Moscow, ID delivered R+8 in 2024.

University town anchoring Idaho's northern Palouse plateau

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ID
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
41,049
2024 ACS

Moscow, ID, Idaho: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
41,0492024 5-year
Median household income
$65,4242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.8%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−8.0%
9,03910,66920,440
D
+3.7%
10,2369,47220,570
D
+4.6%
8,0937,26518,156
D
+4.3%
8,3067,58916,759
D
+6.8%
9,1957,98817,714
R
−1.5%
8,4308,68617,553
R
−16.3%
5,6618,16115,311
D
+8.8%
7,7416,31116,290
D
+11.5%
7,2335,35316,330
D
+1.3%
6,5446,36713,136
R
−15.8%
5,5717,70913,500
R
−13.0%
5,0376,96714,892
R
−12.3%
5,3146,84612,470
R
−13.7%
4,5486,04310,918
R
−10.1%
3,7824,7089,126
D
+20.3%
5,2493,4758,724
R
−1.6%
4,6364,7899,425
R
−15.4%
3,6825,0248,706
R
−25.1%
3,2545,4408,702
D
+0.1%
3,8103,8057,889
R
−0.2%
3,5143,5267,083
D
+6.2%
4,4943,9718,500
D
+20.4%
4,3592,8387,458
D
+7.0%
3,5543,0796,751
R
−44.8%
1,6814,4726,225
R
−37.9%
8383,0535,840
R
−42.2%
1,5683,8555,423
D
+0.6%
2,8112,7776,172
O
+11.6%
1,5079045,220
R
−23.5%
1,8023,1015,526
R
−50.1%
9403,2764,667
R
−0.2%
2,0042,0134,237
D
+28.5%
1,8701,0362,922
O
−45.5%
01,2422,732
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.6%
English
15.7%
Irish
12.0%
American
3.8%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.3%
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: 30.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.9%
2.0%
75–84
2.2%
4.5%
65–74
4.5%
4.8%
55–64
5.0%
4.5%
45–54
4.6%
5.8%
35–44
5.4%
7.4%
25–34
6.5%
11.8%
18–24
10.5%
7.2%
5–17
6.8%
2.5%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,424
Moscow, ID ranks near the middle of US counties.
Moscow, ID$65,424
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)19.7%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.9%
Other Christian
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Methodist
0.9%
Baptist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Idaho, Moscow trends notably more Democratic than its surrounding Latah County hinterland, a pattern common to college-dominated small metros where student and faculty populations reshape the local electorate.

The Democratic margin in Moscow, ID has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 18% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,424 — all within the broad national range.

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Moscow, ID, Idaho — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/34140/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Moscow, ID, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Moscow, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 8.0 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,440 votes cast, 9,039 went Democratic and 10,669 went Republican.
What is Moscow, ID, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Moscow, ID, Idaho as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 18 times, and other 2 times.
When did Moscow, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Moscow, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Moscow, ID, Idaho?
Moscow, ID, Idaho has a population of 41,049 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Moscow, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Moscow, ID, Idaho is $65,424 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Moscow, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Moscow, ID, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.