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1876–2024
Ontario, OR-ID·Idaho

Ontario, OR-ID has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential cycles.

A high-desert river town where Oregon votes and Idaho wages shape daily life

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ID
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,725
2024 ACS

Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+54MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
58,7252024 5-year
Median household income
$60,5162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.0%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
26.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−53.8%
4,94817,16822,705
R
−50.3%
5,42117,04923,097
R
−51.9%
3,75313,68319,139
R
−42.4%
5,03012,85518,451
R
−40.9%
5,36413,14519,046
R
−52.3%
4,42514,37919,027
R
−49.9%
3,97912,58517,262
R
−29.6%
4,9469,94616,910
R
−23.4%
4,1958,26917,408
R
−34.1%
4,86510,07115,252
R
−52.5%
4,02113,04617,192
R
−41.2%
4,76512,21318,078
R
−20.6%
5,7028,79715,033
R
−46.3%
2,9839,48514,043
R
−39.4%
3,2378,47913,316
R
−4.8%
6,3066,94113,255
R
−21.4%
5,5148,51514,029
R
−25.7%
4,9188,32313,241
R
−42.8%
3,7369,35013,124
R
−16.3%
4,0675,6959,979
R
−18.6%
3,6165,2828,963
R
−7.1%
4,7485,48310,293
D
+17.3%
4,3072,9098,073
D
+10.1%
3,8613,1187,341
R
−44.7%
1,6374,3676,103
R
−28.3%
1,2292,8315,665
R
−35.7%
1,8604,0426,104
D
+6.4%
1,9371,6823,969
D
+0.4%
6566481,919
R
−17.5%
5438001,470
R
−41.5%
2807991,252
D
+0.8%
486478995
D
+34.5%
654312991
D
+3.0%
265246627
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.2%
English
11.3%
Irish
8.5%
American
4.3%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.5%
French
1.2%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.7%
75–84
2.8%
5.4%
65–74
5.4%
5.9%
55–64
5.7%
6.2%
45–54
5.1%
6.6%
35–44
5.4%
7.8%
25–34
5.8%
4.3%
18–24
3.5%
9.9%
5–17
9.2%
3.0%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,516
Ontario, OR-ID ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ontario, OR-ID$60,516
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.2%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Spanish14.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
22.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.0%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Baptist
1.8%
Methodist
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Ontario metro straddles the Snake River, drawing workers across a state line that separates meaningfully different tax and labor regimes. Malheur County leans heavily Republican in statewide races despite sitting within Oregon's Democratic trifecta.

The Republican margin in Ontario, OR-ID reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-four points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,516, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,725 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/36620/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho voted Republican by 53.8 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,705 votes cast, 4,948 went Democratic and 17,168 went Republican.
What is Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho?
Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho has a population of 58,725 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho is $60,516 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ontario, OR-ID, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.