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

County record · fips 16063 · Idaho

LincolnID

Republican ×22 since 1940reported 1896–2024 · 33 elections

The Long Record

33 elections against the Idaho and national vote
2024 result
R+57.8
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
4–29
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
20/33
61% of its elections
Closest election
1916
R+1.7
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
1900-63.0 ptsRepublicans
1932+52.8 ptsDemocrats
1904-42.8 ptsRepublicans
1976+37.0 ptsDemocrats
1912+36.8 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
5,358
College (BA+)
11%
Median income
$71,453
2024 dollars
Non-white
38%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
15%

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

Neighbouring counties

Blaine, ID · Camas, ID · Gooding, ID · Jerome, ID · Minidoka, ID