Sandpoint, ID, Idaho: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,0492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,9792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Sandpoint, 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 | 7,650 | 21,352 | 29,710 | ||
| R | 8,310 | 18,369 | 27,352 | ||
| R | 5,819 | 13,343 | 20,925 | ||
| R | 6,500 | 11,367 | 18,536 | ||
| R | 7,840 | 11,145 | 19,547 | ||
| R | 6,649 | 10,697 | 17,684 | ||
| R | 4,318 | 8,945 | 14,537 | ||
| R | 5,294 | 6,207 | 14,436 | ||
| D | 4,995 | 3,937 | 13,821 | ||
| R | 5,555 | 5,721 | 11,455 | ||
| R | 4,628 | 6,889 | 11,699 | ||
| R | 4,060 | 6,727 | 11,940 | ||
| R | 4,065 | 4,549 | 8,855 | ||
| R | 2,599 | 4,405 | 7,665 | ||
| R | 3,063 | 3,240 | 7,082 | ||
| D | 4,328 | 2,975 | 7,303 | ||
| D | 4,064 | 3,575 | 7,639 | ||
| R | 3,514 | 3,937 | 7,451 | ||
| R | 3,293 | 4,309 | 7,645 | ||
| D | 2,916 | 2,666 | 5,867 | ||
| D | 3,116 | 2,924 | 6,063 | ||
| D | 3,834 | 3,072 | 6,940 | ||
| D | 3,521 | 2,016 | 5,993 | ||
| D | 3,695 | 1,989 | 5,832 | ||
| R | 1,603 | 2,861 | 4,524 | ||
| O | 543 | 1,714 | 4,265 | ||
| R | 1,468 | 2,217 | 3,685 | ||
| D | 2,003 | 1,417 | 3,855 | ||
| O | 1,055 | 711 | 4,127 | ||
| R | 1,223 | 2,537 | 4,291 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
15.0%
Irish
13.2%
Italian
4.6%
American
4.5%
Scottish
3.4%
French
2.2%
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: 48.1 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
$66,979
Sandpoint, ID ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sandpoint, ID$66,979
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sandpoint anchors Bonner County, one of Idaho's fastest-growing corners, where an influx of out-of-state arrivals since 2020 has layered new demographic complexity onto a historically lopsided Republican baseline.
The Democratic margin in Sandpoint, ID peaked at twenty-nine points in 1932. By 1996 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,979 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% 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 Sandpoint, ID, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sandpoint, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,710 votes cast, 7,650 went Democratic and 21,352 went Republican.
What is Sandpoint, ID, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sandpoint, 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 19 times, and other 2 times.
When did Sandpoint, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sandpoint, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho?
Sandpoint, ID, Idaho has a population of 51,049 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho is $66,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Sandpoint, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sandpoint, ID, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.