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Idaho, U.S. House, District 2

All U.S. congressional districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Idaho, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Michael Simpson (R), who was first elected in 1998.

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District encompasses eastern Idaho and the Magic Valley region of the state and other outlying areas, as well as a small portion of the Boise Metropolitan Area, including two-thirds of the city of Boise itself. The district includes the counties of Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte, Camas, Caribou, Cassia, Clark, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gooding, Jefferson, Jerome, Lemhi, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Oneida, Power, Teton, and Twin Falls. A portion of Ada County lies within the district.



Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Michael K. Simpson Republican Party $1,107,701 $993,767 $267,072 As of December 31, 2018
Aaron Swisher Democratic Party $133,277 $125,832 $7,444 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Idaho from 2000 to 2016.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Idaho every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Idaho 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 59.26% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 27.49% 31.77%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 64.53% Democratic Party Barack Obama 32.62% 31.91%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 61.52% Democratic Party Barack Obama 36.09% 25.43%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 68.38% Democratic Party John Kerry 30.26% 38.12%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 67.17% Democratic Party Al Gore 27.64% 39.53%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Idaho from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Idaho 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Mike Crapo 66.13% Democratic Party Jerry Sturgill 27.73% 38.40%
2014 Republican Party Jim Risch 65.33% Democratic Party Nels Mitchell 34.67% 30.66%
2010 Republican Party Mike Crapo 71.18% Democratic Party Tom Sullivan 24.93% 46.25%
2008 Republican Party Jim Risch 57.65% Democratic Party Larry LaRocco 34.11% 23.54%
2004 Republican Party Mike Crapo 99.18% Democratic Party Scott McClure 0.82% 98.36%
2002 Republican Party Larry Craig 65.16% Democratic Party Allan Blinken 32.55% 32.61%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2014

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2014. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Idaho.

Election results (Governor), Idaho 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party C. L. 'Butch' Otter 53.52% Democratic Party A. J. Balukoff 38.55% 14.97%
2010 Republican Party C. L. 'Butch' Otter 59.11% Democratic Party Keith Allred 32.85% 26.26%
2006 Republican Party C. L. 'Butch' Otter 52.67% Democratic Party Jerry Brady 44.11% 8.56%
2002 Republican Party C. Dirk Kempthorne 56.28% Democratic Party Jerry Brady 41.73% 14.55%

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Idaho Party Control: 1992-2019
No Democratic trifectas25 years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


Demographics

Demographic data for Idaho

IdahoU.S.
Total population:1,652,828316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):82,6433,531,905
Gender
Female:49.9%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:91.7%73.6%
Black/African American:0.6%12.6%
Asian:1.3%5.1%
Native American:1.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.6%3%
Hispanic/Latino:11.8%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.5%86.7%
College graduation rate:25.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$47,583$53,889
Persons below poverty level:16.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Idaho.

As of July 2017, Idaho had a population of approximately 1,716,943 people, and its three largest cities were Boise (pop. est. 223,154), Meridian (pop. est. 95,623), and Nampa (pop. est. 91,382).