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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 16007 · Idaho

Bear LakeID

Republican ×15 since 1968reported 1892–2024 · 34 elections

The Long Record

34 elections against the Idaho and national vote
2024 result
R+78.7
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
8–26
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
22/34
65% of its elections
Closest election
1900
D+1.0
this countyIdahonational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1896+154.7 ptsDemocrats
1900-53.7 ptsRepublicans
1968-41.4 ptsRepublicans
1920-35.4 ptsRepublicans
1904-34.4 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
6,650
College (BA+)
22%
Median income
$75,260
2024 dollars
Non-white
7%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
21%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Caribou, ID · Franklin, ID · Rich, UT · Lincoln, WY