Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Kootenai County, ID — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Kootenai County, Idaho voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+51.8 — 22,113 Democratic to 72,059 Republican of 96,365 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 8.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 15.3 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 Kootenai County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,113 | 72,059 | 2,193 | 22.9% | 74.8% | R+51.8 |
| 2020 | 24,312 | 62,837 | 2,318 | 27.2% | 70.2% | R+43.1 |
| 2016 | 16,264 | 44,449 | 5,597 | 24.5% | 67.0% | R+42.5 |
| 2012 | 18,851 | 39,381 | 1,596 | 31.5% | 65.8% | R+34.3 |
| 2008 | 22,120 | 38,387 | 1,425 | 35.7% | 62.0% | R+26.3 |
| 2004 | 17,584 | 36,173 | 839 | 32.2% | 66.3% | R+34.0 |
| 2000 | 13,488 | 28,162 | 2,162 | 30.8% | 64.3% | R+33.5 |
Kootenai County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Kootenai County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Kootenai County, Idaho in 2024 by R+51.8, with 96,365 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Kootenai County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Kootenai County shifted 8.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+43.1) and 2024 (R+51.8).
Is Kootenai County more Democratic or Republican than Idaho overall?+
In 2024, Kootenai County went R+51.8 while Idaho overall went R+36.5 — 15.3 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.