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1876–2024
Burley, ID·Idaho

Burley, ID has voted Republican in twenty-one straight presidential elections — R+66 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ID
LatestR+66in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population47,6912024 ACS

Burley, ID, Idaho: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+66MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
47,6912024 5-year
Median household income
$70,6192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
33.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Burley, ID
TrumpR+66
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2024 presidential margin by county for Burley, ID, IDA map of the constituent counties of Burley, ID, ID, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Minidoka County, ID · R+63Cassia County, ID · R+69
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican82.0%14,360
Kamala HarrisDemocratic15.6%2,732
OtherAll other candidates2.4%412
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −66.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1944−66.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−39.2%
1896+63.3%
1900−3.8%
1904−49.8%
1908−25.1%
1912−19.4%
1916+8.1%
1920−30.7%
1924−35.8%
1928−32.7%
1932+19.9%
1936+33.2%
1940+1.9%
1944−4.6%
1948−2.9%
1952−44.4%
1956−32.9%
1960−21.8%
1964−13.4%
1968−38.5%
1972−50.9%
1976−29.0%
1980−57.9%
1984−66.6%
1988−40.8%
1992−27.9%
1996−35.4%
2000−61.3%
2004−65.7%
2008−57.2%
2012−65.8%
2016−57.4%
2020−63.3%
2024−66.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−66.4%
2,73214,36017,504
R
−63.3%
3,01414,17217,622
R
−57.4%
2,20310,83615,048
R
−65.8%
2,48812,59615,369
R
−57.2%
2,96211,39614,732
R
−65.7%
2,48412,35915,022
R
−61.3%
2,43110,89013,797
R
−35.4%
3,5738,67114,381
R
−27.9%
3,1667,35615,039
R
−40.8%
4,1239,96814,321
R
−66.6%
2,43412,44115,017
R
−57.9%
3,05812,54616,390
R
−29.0%
4,3228,17513,270
R
−50.9%
2,5038,67312,129
R
−38.5%
2,6827,36912,179
R
−13.4%
5,4357,12012,555
R
−21.8%
4,9127,65712,569
R
−32.9%
3,4816,89810,379
R
−44.4%
2,9297,60910,540
R
−2.9%
3,8464,0788,103
R
−4.6%
3,9604,3448,320
D
+1.9%
4,9124,7279,663
D
+33.2%
5,1952,5777,894
D
+19.9%
4,7623,1628,040
R
−32.7%
2,1264,2206,398
R
−35.8%
7423,0776,525
R
−30.7%
2,2854,3126,613
D
+8.1%
2,7642,2835,914
R
−19.4%
8461,4593,161
R
−25.1%
6001,0491,786
R
−49.8%
3461,1051,524
R
−3.8%
6246741,312
D
+63.3%
579129711
O
−39.2%
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.8%
German
10.7%
American
7.8%
Irish
4.2%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.0%
Italian
0.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.8%
2.5%
75–84
2.4%
4.4%
65–74
4.7%
5.4%
55–64
5.1%
5.4%
45–54
5.0%
6.6%
35–44
6.1%
6.3%
25–34
5.9%
5.1%
18–24
4.3%
11.3%
5–17
11.0%
3.6%
<5
3.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,619
Burley, ID ranks near the middle of US counties.
Burley, ID$70,619
Idaho$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.1%
speak English only
Spanish22.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
40.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.6%
Baptist
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Methodist
1.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Burley, ID sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-three points in 1896 and a Republican high of sixty-seven points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-six points.

A population of 47,691, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,619 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Burley, ID, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burley, ID, Idaho voted Republican by 66.4 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,504 votes cast, 2,732 went Democratic and 14,360 went Republican.
What is Burley, ID, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Burley, ID, Idaho in the "Texan Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Burley, ID, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burley, ID, Idaho voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Burley, ID, Idaho?
Burley, ID, Idaho has a population of 47,691 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burley, ID, Idaho?
Median household income in Burley, ID, Idaho is $70,619 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Burley, ID, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burley, ID, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.