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1876–2024
Twin Falls·Idaho

Twin Falls has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential elections — R+41 in 2024.

South-central Idaho's agricultural hub anchors a reliably Republican media market

18762024·38 elections
ID
LatestR+41in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population212,8382024 ACS

Twin Falls, Idaho: Texan Right market. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+41MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
212,8382024 5-year
Median household income
$71,4012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
73.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
25.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+78 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Twin Falls
TrumpR+41
2024 presidential margin by county for Twin Falls, IDA map of the constituent counties of Twin Falls, ID, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jerome County, ID · R+54Cassia County, ID · R+69Blaine County, ID · D+32Lincoln County, ID · R+56Minidoka County, ID · R+63Twin Falls County, ID · R+49Gooding County, ID · R+60
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican69.4%58,097
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.0%23,454
OtherAll other candidates2.6%2,191
D+60
R+60
7 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: −41.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1940−41.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−35.3%
1896+77.7%
1900+15.7%
1904−34.7%
1908−16.1%
1912+2.5%
1916+9.0%
1920−34.1%
1924−31.9%
1928−38.6%
1932+16.3%
1936+23.7%
1940−5.9%
1944−8.9%
1948−6.4%
1952−46.5%
1956−31.5%
1960−19.6%
1964−17.2%
1968−38.1%
1972−50.9%
1976−28.4%
1980−49.8%
1984−56.0%
1988−29.8%
1992−15.4%
1996−22.1%
2000−42.5%
2004−43.7%
2008−31.6%
2012−39.4%
2016−37.6%
2020−37.3%
2024−41.4%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−41.4%
23,45458,09783,742
R
−37.3%
24,88755,96383,215
R
−37.6%
17,47143,57569,334
R
−39.4%
19,47645,94967,166
R
−31.6%
22,35843,76167,755
R
−43.7%
18,02246,60365,385
R
−42.5%
15,03539,18156,872
R
−22.1%
17,89930,80658,347
R
−15.4%
16,40725,74060,547
R
−29.8%
18,13033,99753,166
R
−56.0%
11,88942,96155,438
R
−49.8%
13,04442,84059,819
R
−28.4%
16,34930,01648,081
R
−50.9%
9,31831,76644,064
R
−38.1%
9,84226,37643,411
R
−17.2%
18,65926,40845,067
R
−19.6%
18,51627,56846,084
R
−31.5%
14,27327,41041,683
R
−46.5%
11,79432,33144,140
R
−6.4%
15,76317,94634,263
R
−8.9%
15,30918,30433,686
R
−5.9%
18,44320,76339,286
D
+23.7%
19,42211,84632,033
D
+16.3%
17,28912,31830,409
R
−38.6%
7,31516,62724,117
R
−31.9%
3,87811,34523,433
R
−34.1%
7,72815,74623,490
D
+9.0%
10,7418,81121,469
O
+2.5%
5,1244,71216,344
R
−16.1%
3,7065,3139,963
R
−34.7%
1,3833,0184,706
D
+15.7%
2,3241,6834,073
D
+77.7%
2,1122622,381
O
−35.3%
17172,031
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.5%
German
13.1%
American
7.5%
Irish
7.2%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.4%
speak English only
Spanish19.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
28.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Baptist
0.9%
Methodist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Twin Falls designated market area stretches across the Snake River Plain, where dairy, potato, and field-crop economies shape an electorate that has backed Republican presidential candidates by wide margins for decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-eight points in 1896 and a Republican high of fifty-six points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.

A population of 212,838, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,401 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Twin Falls, Idaho vote in 2024?
In 2024, Twin Falls, Idaho voted Republican by 41.4 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,742 votes cast, 23,454 went Democratic and 58,097 went Republican.
What is Twin Falls, Idaho's political typology?
Akashic places Twin Falls, 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 market has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did Twin Falls, Idaho last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Twin Falls, Idaho voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Twin Falls, Idaho?
Twin Falls, Idaho has a population of 212,838 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Twin Falls, Idaho?
Median household income in Twin Falls, Idaho is $71,401 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Twin Falls, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Twin Falls, Idaho from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.