Idaho 26th State Senate District, Idaho: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+9 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,6362024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,1302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+9 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 26, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,247 | 11,356 | 22,128 | ||
| D | 10,895 | 10,848 | 22,304 | ||
| R | 7,865 | 8,853 | 18,604 | ||
| R | 7,914 | 9,549 | 17,975 | ||
| R | 9,007 | 9,239 | 18,667 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.5%
German
13.5%
American
8.9%
Irish
7.3%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.1%
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: 39.6 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
$81,130
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$81,130
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.9%
speak English only
Spanish27.2%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Idaho 26th State Senate District in the Northern Rockies has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Idaho 26th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Idaho 26th State Senate District has rarely exceeded zero points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by five points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $81,130 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 26, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Idaho voted Republican by 5.0 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,128 votes cast, 10,247 went Democratic and 11,356 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Idaho's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Idaho as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 26, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Idaho voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Idaho?
State Senate District 26, Idaho has a population of 53,636 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 26, Idaho?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Idaho is $81,130 — above the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Idaho from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.