Pocatello, ID, Idaho: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 89,4542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,4992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Pocatello, 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 | 14,306 | 24,329 | 39,971 | ||
| R | 14,682 | 23,331 | 39,783 | ||
| R | 10,342 | 17,180 | 33,405 | ||
| R | 13,214 | 21,010 | 35,260 | ||
| R | 14,792 | 19,356 | 35,105 | ||
| R | 12,903 | 21,479 | 34,844 | ||
| R | 10,892 | 18,223 | 30,852 | ||
| R | 12,806 | 14,058 | 31,377 | ||
| R | 11,091 | 12,016 | 32,211 | ||
| R | 13,074 | 14,986 | 28,601 | ||
| R | 9,399 | 18,742 | 28,496 | ||
| R | 8,639 | 18,477 | 29,859 | ||
| R | 10,261 | 13,172 | 24,550 | ||
| R | 7,840 | 12,856 | 22,191 | ||
| R | 9,084 | 10,234 | 21,334 | ||
| D | 13,483 | 7,825 | 21,308 | ||
| D | 12,586 | 9,157 | 21,743 | ||
| R | 9,101 | 10,476 | 19,577 | ||
| R | 8,771 | 10,864 | 19,662 | ||
| D | 9,679 | 5,580 | 15,560 | ||
| D | 9,681 | 5,413 | 15,105 | ||
| D | 10,493 | 5,419 | 15,913 | ||
| D | 9,443 | 3,830 | 13,393 | ||
| D | 8,271 | 4,676 | 13,059 | ||
| R | 4,602 | 5,297 | 9,953 | ||
| R | 1,612 | 4,520 | 10,046 | ||
| R | 2,986 | 4,871 | 7,857 | ||
| D | 4,084 | 2,950 | 7,356 | ||
| R | 1,486 | 2,316 | 4,821 | ||
| R | 1,892 | 2,690 | 4,740 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 2,826 | 4,121 | ||
| R | 1,581 | 1,684 | 3,295 | ||
| D | 1,363 | 228 | 1,598 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
23.5%
German
14.5%
Irish
8.9%
American
5.7%
Scottish
4.3%
Italian
3.4%
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: 35.2 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
$66,499
Pocatello, ID ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pocatello, ID$66,499
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pocatello's Bannock County has trended more competitive than surrounding rural counties, a pattern common to university towns. ISU's enrollment of roughly 12,000 shapes both the local economy and the electorate's demographic profile.
The Democratic margin in Pocatello, ID peaked at seventy-one points in 1896. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,499 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 Pocatello, ID, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pocatello, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,971 votes cast, 14,306 went Democratic and 24,329 went Republican.
What is Pocatello, ID, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pocatello, 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pocatello, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pocatello, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pocatello, ID, Idaho?
Pocatello, ID, Idaho has a population of 89,454 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pocatello, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Pocatello, ID, Idaho is $66,499 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Pocatello, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pocatello, ID, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.