Congressional District 1 Congressional District (ID) — Elections 1876–2024

Idaho 1st Congressional District, Idaho: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,127,3592024 5-year
Median household income: $79,9332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

24 counties · 0 D · 24 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−34.2%	175,165	364,439	553,910
2020	R	−26.8%	184,736	325,899	526,033
2016	R	−29.1%	122,118	241,164	409,114
2012	R	−24.5%	136,546	228,805	377,062
2008	R	−19.6%	149,456	224,772	384,237
2004	R	−32.2%	113,781	224,015	342,794
2000	R	−35.3%	83,196	182,690	281,973
1996	R	−14.3%	97,906	137,017	273,396
1992	R	−9.0%	81,366	104,841	259,895
1988	R	−18.4%	84,766	123,997	213,057
1984	R	−36.6%	65,842	143,604	212,563
1980	R	−31.7%	66,361	138,420	227,220
1976	R	−18.6%	68,357	100,612	173,416
1972	R	−33.5%	45,981	98,895	157,948
1968	R	−20.0%	49,705	78,890	145,627
1964	D	+7.7%	78,510	67,262	145,772
1960	R	−5.3%	71,501	79,533	151,034
1956	R	−18.8%	56,221	82,296	138,517
1952	R	−26.6%	51,296	88,529	140,183
1948	D	+2.1%	54,307	51,954	110,689
1944	D	+2.9%	54,252	51,136	106,012
1940	D	+10.6%	65,577	52,905	119,104
1936	D	+29.9%	62,278	32,268	100,336
1932	D	+21.8%	53,626	33,680	91,432
1928	R	−34.7%	24,279	50,511	75,688
1924	R	−29.3%	11,501	32,892	73,103
1920	R	−29.4%	22,817	41,795	64,654
1916	D	+9.4%	34,521	28,112	68,453
1912	O	+7.9%	18,865	14,284	58,200
1908	R	−17.0%	20,625	30,276	56,813
1904	R	−40.9%	10,418	28,067	43,113
1900	D	+4.3%	16,902	15,463	33,417
1896	D	+47.5%	12,455	4,399	16,971
1892	O	−44.9%	0	5,546	12,353
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

18.5%

English

17.2%

Irish

10.9%

American

4.6%

Italian

3.6%

Scottish

3.1%

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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.6%

75–84

2.8%

5.4%

65–74

5.7%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

6.0%

45–54

5.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.5%

6.6%

25–34

6.4%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,933

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$79,933

Idaho$78,260

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.7%

Working age (18–64)9.6%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.4%

speak English only

Spanish6.5%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

23.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

13.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Methodist

1.6%

Baptist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Idaho 1st Congressional District sits in the Northern Rockies. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Idaho 1st Congressional District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,933, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,127,359 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Idaho vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Idaho voted Republican by 34.2 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 553,910 votes cast, 175,165 went Democratic and 364,439 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Idaho's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Idaho as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Idaho last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Idaho voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Idaho?

Congressional District 1, Idaho has a population of 1,127,359 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Idaho?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Idaho is $79,933 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $78,260.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Idaho?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Idaho 1st Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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