Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Gem County, ID — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Gem County, Idaho voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+66.0 — 1,699 Democratic to 8,707 Republican of 10,620 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 29.5 points more Republican than Idaho overall (R+36.5).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Gem County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,699 | 8,707 | 214 | 16.0% | 82.0% | R+66.0 |
| 2020 | 1,803 | 7,951 | 204 | 18.1% | 79.8% | R+61.7 |
| 2016 | 1,229 | 5,980 | 745 | 15.5% | 75.2% | R+59.7 |
| 2012 | 1,957 | 5,311 | 222 | 26.1% | 70.9% | R+44.8 |
| 2008 | 2,166 | 5,585 | 196 | 27.3% | 70.3% | R+43.0 |
| 2004 | 1,628 | 5,416 | 90 | 22.8% | 75.9% | R+53.1 |
| 2000 | 1,346 | 4,376 | 261 | 22.5% | 73.1% | R+50.6 |
Gem County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Gem County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Gem County, Idaho in 2024 by R+66.0, with 10,620 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Gem County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Gem County shifted 4.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+61.7) and 2024 (R+66.0).
Is Gem County more Democratic or Republican than Idaho overall?+
In 2024, Gem County went R+66.0 while Idaho overall went R+36.5 — 29.5 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.