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The2020 United States presidential election in Idaho was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.[2]Idaho voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, incumbent PresidentDonald Trump, and running mateVice PresidentMike Pence againstDemocratic Party nominee, former Vice PresidentJoe Biden, and his running mate California SenatorKamala Harris. Idaho has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.[3]
Trump easily carried Idaho on Election Day, winning 63.8% of the vote to Biden's 33.1%. Trump's percentage was higher than the 59.2% he received in2016 due to the lack of third-party voters (namelyEvan McMullin of neighboringUtah), but his margin of victory slightly declined, shrinking from 31.8% in 2016 to 30.8% in 2020.
Prior to the election, all news organizations expected Trump to win the state handily. Idaho is one of the most staunchly Republican states in the nation, and has not backed a Democrat for President since1964, whenLyndon B. Johnson very narrowly carried the state amidst a national landslide.
Trump carried 41 of the state's 44 counties. Biden wonBlaine County, home toSun Valley and several other primeski resorts;Latah County, home to thecollege town ofMoscow; and flippedTeton County (which had not been won by the Democratic Party since Barack Obama won it in2008), adjacent toTeton County, Wyoming. Although he did not carry the state's most populous county,Ada County, home to the rapidly growing state capitalBoise, which no Democrat has carried sinceFranklin D. Roosevelt's1936 landslide, Biden slightly improved onBarack Obama's 2008 result and lost Ada by less than four points. Biden's result of 46.4% and his margin of loss in the county were the highest and lowest for a Democratic presidential nominee since1940, when Roosevelt won 49% of the county's vote, consequently losing by less than two points.
Perexit polls by theAssociated Press, Trump's strength in Idaho came fromwhite voters, especially those inrural areas, who comprised 91% of the electorate and backed Trump by 64%–32%. Trump also received strong support from CaucasianProtestants, who backed him with 71% of their vote.[4]
The primary elections were on March 10, 2020.
Incumbent United StatesPresidentDonald Trump was challenged by five candidates: businessman and perennial candidateRocky De La Fuente ofCalifornia, entrepreneur and investorBob Ely ofMassachusetts, entrepreneur and attorney Matthew Matern ofLouisiana, former congressmanJoe Walsh ofIllinois, and former governorBill Weld ofMassachusetts. Walsh withdrew from the race prior to the primary.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Estimated delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump(incumbent) | 112,373 | 94.46% | 32 |
| Bill Weld | 2,486 | 2.09% | 0 |
| Joe Walsh(withdrawn) | 2,341 | 1.97% | 0 |
| Matthew Matern | 647 | 0.54% | 0 |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 637 | 0.54% | 0 |
| Bob Ely | 474 | 0.40% | 0 |
| Total | 118,311 | 100% | 32 |
Bernie Sanders,Joe Biden, andTulsi Gabbard were the major declared candidates.[7][8][9]
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 53,151 | 48.92 | 12 |
| Bernie Sanders | 46,114 | 42.44 | 8 |
| Elizabeth Warren(withdrawn)[a] | 2,878 | 2.65 | |
| Michael Bloomberg(withdrawn)[a] | 2,612 | 2.40 | |
| Pete Buttigieg(withdrawn)[b] | 1,426 | 1.31 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard | 876 | 0.81 | |
| Amy Klobuchar(withdrawn)[b] | 774 | 0.71 | |
| Andrew Yang(withdrawn) | 310 | 0.29 | |
| Tom Steyer(withdrawn)[b] | 112 | 0.10 | |
| Michael Bennet(withdrawn) | 91 | 0.08 | |
| John Delaney(withdrawn) | 65 | 0.06 | |
| Marianne Williamson(withdrawn) | 57 | 0.05 | |
| Cory Booker(withdrawn) | 55 | 0.05 | |
| Julian Castro(withdrawn) | 49 | 0.05 | |
| Deval Patrick(withdrawn) | 19 | 0.02 | |
| Other candidates | 60 | 0.06 | |
| Total | 108,649 | 100% | 20 |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[12] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[13] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| Politico[15] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| RCP[16] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| Niskanen[17] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| CNN[18] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| The Economist[19] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| CBS News[20] | Likely R | November 3, 2020 |
| 270towin[21] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| ABC News[22] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| NPR[23] | Likely R | November 3, 2020 |
| NBC News[24] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| 538[25] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
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| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided [c] | Margin |
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| FiveThirtyEight[26] | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 38.5% | 56.6% | 4.9% | Trump +18.1 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[d] | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[27] | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 909 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 58%[e] | 40% | - | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[27] | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 1,799 (LV) | – | 58% | 40% | - | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[27] | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 761 (LV) | – | 64% | 35% | - | – | 1% |
| Spry Strategies/Women's Liberation Front[28] | Aug 29 – Sep 1, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 60% | 34% | - | – | 6% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[27] | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 737 (LV) | – | 58% | 40% | - | – | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[27] | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 671 (LV) | – | 63% | 35% | - | – | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[27] | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 266 (LV) | – | 58% | 41% | - | – | 1% |
These slates of electors were nominated by each party in order to vote in theElectoral College should their candidate win the state:[29]
| Donald Trump and Mike Pence Republican Party | Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Democratic Party | Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen Libertarian Party | Kanye West and Michelle Tidball Independent | Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard Independent | Don Blankenship and William Mohr Constitution Party | Rocky De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Beck Raul Labrador Janice McGeachin Melinda Smyser | Cherie Buckner-Webb Maryanne Jordan Elaine Smith Mary Lou Reed | Elizabeth Clark Dan Karlan Aaron Mason Cathy Smith | Ryan Andrew Fauvell Julia Hurst Adriel Martinez Megan Shoemaker | Zachary Todd Hanna Terrel Hill Christopher Kreighbaum Ryan Lyden | Brendan Gomez David Hartigan Tony Ullrich Ray Writz | Nick Carannante Tim Guy Shawn Satterthwaite Daryl Yandell |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald Trump (incumbent) Mike Pence (incumbent) | 554,119 | 63.84% | +4.58 | |
| Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | 287,021 | 33.07% | +5.60 | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 16,404 | 1.89% | −2.21 | |
| Independent | Kanye West Michelle Tidball | 3,632 | 0.42% | +0.42 | |
| Independent | Brock Pierce Karla Ballard | 2,808 | 0.32% | +0.32 | |
| Constitution | Don Blankenship William Mohr | 1,806 | 0.22% | −0.12 | |
| Independent | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson | 1,491 | 0.17% | −0.03 | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins (write-in) Angela Walker (write-in) | 407 | 0.05% | −1.17 | |
| American Solidarity | Brian Carroll (write-in) Amar Patel (write-in) | 163 | 0.02% | N/A | |
| Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva (write-in) Sunil Freeman (write-in) | 49 | 0.01% | N/A | |
| Independent | Jade Simmons (write-in) Claudeliah Roze (write-in) | 21 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Independent | Other (write-in) | 13 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 867,934 | 100.00% | |||
| County[31] | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Ada | 130,699 | 49.98% | 120,539 | 46.10% | 10,250 | 3.92% | 10,160 | 3.88% | 261,488 |
| Adams | 1,941 | 75.06% | 591 | 22.85% | 54 | 2.09% | 1,350 | 52.21% | 2,586 |
| Bannock | 23,331 | 58.65% | 14,682 | 36.91% | 1,770 | 4.44% | 8,649 | 21.74% | 39,783 |
| Bear Lake | 2,914 | 87.88% | 350 | 10.55% | 52 | 1.57% | 2,564 | 77.33% | 3,316 |
| Benewah | 3,878 | 77.95% | 977 | 19.64% | 120 | 2.41% | 2,901 | 58.31% | 4,975 |
| Bingham | 15,295 | 76.49% | 4,124 | 20.62% | 577 | 2.89% | 11,171 | 55.87% | 19,996 |
| Blaine | 4,032 | 30.32% | 8,919 | 67.08% | 346 | 2.60% | -4,887 | -36.78% | 13,297 |
| Boise | 3,485 | 72.27% | 1,204 | 24.97% | 133 | 2.76% | 2,281 | 47.30% | 4,822 |
| Bonner | 18,369 | 67.16% | 8,310 | 30.38% | 673 | 2.46% | 10,059 | 36.78% | 27,352 |
| Bonneville | 37,805 | 69.97% | 14,254 | 26.38% | 1,975 | 3.65% | 23,551 | 43.59% | 54,034 |
| Boundary | 4,937 | 78.15% | 1,220 | 19.31% | 160 | 2.54% | 3,717 | 58.84% | 6,317 |
| Butte | 1,202 | 84.95% | 188 | 13.29% | 25 | 1.76% | 1,014 | 71.66% | 1,415 |
| Camas | 507 | 75.22% | 149 | 22.11% | 18 | 2.67% | 358 | 53.11% | 674 |
| Canyon | 61,759 | 68.27% | 25,881 | 28.61% | 2,817 | 3.12% | 35,878 | 39.66% | 90,457 |
| Caribou | 2,906 | 85.07% | 431 | 12.62% | 79 | 2.31% | 2,475 | 72.45% | 3,416 |
| Cassia | 7,907 | 82.09% | 1,464 | 15.20% | 261 | 2.71% | 6,443 | 66.89% | 9,632 |
| Clark | 264 | 84.89% | 41 | 13.18% | 6 | 1.93% | 223 | 71.71% | 311 |
| Clearwater | 3,453 | 78.14% | 877 | 19.85% | 89 | 2.01% | 2,576 | 58.29% | 4,419 |
| Custer | 2,089 | 76.27% | 603 | 22.02% | 47 | 1.71% | 1,486 | 54.25% | 2,739 |
| Elmore | 7,246 | 70.95% | 2,601 | 25.47% | 366 | 3.58% | 4,645 | 45.48% | 10,213 |
| Franklin | 5,845 | 87.71% | 657 | 9.86% | 162 | 2.43% | 5,188 | 77.85% | 6,664 |
| Fremont | 5,548 | 82.55% | 998 | 14.85% | 175 | 2.60% | 4,550 | 67.70% | 6,721 |
| Gem | 7,951 | 79.65% | 1,803 | 18.06% | 229 | 2.29% | 6,148 | 61.59% | 9,983 |
| Gooding | 4,659 | 76.98% | 1,256 | 20.75% | 137 | 2.27% | 3,403 | 56.23% | 6,052 |
| Idaho | 7,826 | 81.44% | 1,561 | 16.24% | 223 | 2.32% | 6,265 | 65.20% | 9,610 |
| Jefferson | 12,099 | 85.32% | 1,661 | 11.71% | 420 | 2.97% | 10,438 | 73.61% | 14,180 |
| Jerome | 5,734 | 73.14% | 1,893 | 24.15% | 213 | 2.71% | 3,841 | 48.99% | 7,840 |
| Kootenai | 62,837 | 69.91% | 24,312 | 27.05% | 2,729 | 3.04% | 38,525 | 42.86% | 89,878 |
| Latah | 9,472 | 45.96% | 10,236 | 49.67% | 902 | 4.37% | -764 | -3.61% | 20,610 |
| Lemhi | 3,592 | 75.80% | 1,032 | 21.78% | 115 | 2.42% | 2,560 | 54.02% | 4,739 |
| Lewis | 1,489 | 79.63% | 349 | 18.66% | 32 | 1.71% | 1,140 | 60.97% | 1,870 |
| Lincoln | 1,469 | 75.68% | 414 | 21.33% | 58 | 2.99% | 1,055 | 54.35% | 1,941 |
| Madison | 13,559 | 79.12% | 2,666 | 15.56% | 912 | 5.32% | 10,893 | 63.56% | 17,137 |
| Minidoka | 6,265 | 78.38% | 1,550 | 19.39% | 178 | 2.23% | 4,715 | 58.99% | 7,993 |
| Nez Perce | 13,738 | 65.47% | 6,686 | 31.86% | 561 | 2.67% | 7,052 | 33.61% | 20,985 |
| Oneida | 2,148 | 87.60% | 249 | 10.15% | 55 | 2.25% | 1,899 | 77.45% | 2,452 |
| Owyhee | 3,819 | 80.52% | 816 | 17.20% | 108 | 2.28% | 3,003 | 63.32% | 4,743 |
| Payette | 8,862 | 78.47% | 2,161 | 19.14% | 270 | 2.39% | 6,701 | 59.33% | 11,293 |
| Power | 2,116 | 68.57% | 865 | 28.03% | 105 | 3.40% | 1,251 | 40.54% | 3,086 |
| Shoshone | 4,216 | 69.70% | 1,693 | 27.99% | 140 | 2.31% | 2,523 | 41.71% | 6,049 |
| Teton | 2,858 | 44.92% | 3,318 | 52.15% | 186 | 2.93% | -460 | -7.23% | 6,362 |
| Twin Falls | 25,897 | 70.93% | 9,391 | 25.72% | 1,224 | 3.35% | 16,506 | 45.21% | 36,512 |
| Valley | 3,947 | 55.88% | 2,976 | 42.14% | 140 | 1.98% | 971 | 13.74% | 7,063 |
| Washington | 4,154 | 77.70% | 1,073 | 20.07% | 119 | 2.23% | 3,081 | 57.63% | 5,346 |
| Totals | 554,119 | 63.67% | 287,021 | 32.98% | 29,211 | 3.25% | 267,098 | 30.69% | 870,351 |
Swing by county
County flipsDemocratic Hold Gain from Republican | Republican Hold
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Trump won both congressional districts.[33]
| District | Trump | Biden | Representative |
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| 1st | 67% | 30% | Russ Fulcher |
| 2nd | 60% | 37% | Mike Simpson |
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