Election Results for Pocatello, ID Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,617	13.8
Deaths:	2,272	12.0
Net Migration:	2,172	11.4
Net Immigration:	140	0.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +1,028	R +1,484	R + 3.2%
D -456
2024 vs. 2016	R +7,629	R +3,579	R + 1.3%
D +4,050
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,601	R +2,095	D + 2.0%
D +4,506
2024 vs. 2012	R +3,595	R +2,700	R + 4.0%
D +895

2016 vs. 2008	R -2,264	R +2,514	R + 11.8%
D -4,778
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	60%	Donald Trump (R)	26,475	61.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	15,091	35.1%	1,424 [+]	3.3%	42,990	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 756 (1.8%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 216 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 187 (0.4%);
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	25,447	59.4%	Joe Biden (D)	15,547	36.3%	1,875 [+]	4.4%	42,869	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 988 (2.3%);
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	18,846	52.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	11,041	30.5%	6,287 [+]	17.4%	36,174	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Evan McMullin (I) 3,682 (10.2%); Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,563 (4.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 544 (1.5%);
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	22,880	59.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	14,196	36.9%	1,351 [+]	3.5%	38,427	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 463 (1.2%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	21,110	55.1%	Barack Obama (D)	15,819	41.3%	1,350 [+]	3.5%	38,279	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 513 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 235 (0.6%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	23,584	62.4%	John Kerry (D)	13,732	36.3%	486 [+]	1.3%	37,802	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 93 (0.2%);
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	20,095	59.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	11,647	34.7%	1,819 [+]	5.4%	33,561	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 929 (2.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 561 (1.7%);
1996	62%	Robert Dole (R)	15,559	45.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	13,876	40.4%	4,878 [+]	14.2%	34,313	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,502 (13.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 212 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	69%	George Bush* (R)	13,368	38.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	11,928	33.9%	9,892 [+]	28.1%	35,188	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 8,813 (25.0%);
1988	65%	George Bush (R)	16,824	53.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	14,169	44.9%	589 [+]	1.9%	31,582	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 401 (1.3%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	21,040	66.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	10,077	32.0%	383	1.2%	31,500	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Ronald Reagan (R)	20,712	62.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,366	28.4%	2,924 [+]	8.9%	33,002	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,015 (6.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 828 (2.5%);
1976	72%	Gerald Ford* (R)	14,546	53.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	11,547	42.1%	1,363 [+]	5.0%	27,456	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	70%	Richard Nixon* (R)	14,261	58.5%	George McGovern (D)	8,465	34.7%	1,645 [+]	6.7%	24,371	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,490 (6.1%);
1968	82%	Richard Nixon (R)	11,456	49.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	9,666	41.4%	2,240 [+]	9.6%	23,362	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,240 (9.6%);
1964	84%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	14,644	62.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	8,791	37.5%	0	0.0%	23,435	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	87%	John Kennedy (D)	13,546	57.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,222	43.0%	0	0.0%	23,768	-7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,584	54.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,870	46.0%	7	0.0%	21,461	-3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	86%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	12,172	56.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,374	43.5%	27	0.1%	21,573	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	73%	Harry Truman* (D)	10,474	60.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,455	37.4%	312 [+]	1.8%	17,241	-8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 296 (1.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,482	62.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,308	37.5%	11	0.1%	16,801	-8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	88%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,424	64.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,370	35.8%	4	0.0%	17,798	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	84%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,518	69.2%	Alf Landon (R)	4,538	29.8%	149 [+]	1.0%	15,205	-7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 149 (1.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	85%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	9,397	64.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,142	35.1%	119 [+]	0.8%	14,658	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 55 (0.4%);
1928	71%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,149	53.7%	Al Smith (D)	5,255	45.9%	57 [+]	0.5%	11,461	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 57 (0.5%);
1924	77%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,278	44.8%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	4,588	39.0%	1,905 [+]	16.2%	11,771	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,905 (16.2%);
1920	66%	Warren Harding (R)	6,096	63.1%	James Cox (D)	3,567	36.9%	0	0.0%	9,663	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	68%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,163	54.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,974	41.8%	379 [+]	4.0%	9,516	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	40%	William Taft* (R)	2,326	48.1%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,486	30.7%	1,021 [+]	21.1%	4,833	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 599 (12.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 412 (8.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 8 (0.2%);
1908	47%	William Taft (R)	2,690	56.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,892	39.9%	158 [+]	3.3%	4,740	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	50%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,826	68.6%	Alton Parker (D)	1,063	25.8%	232 [+]	5.6%	4,121	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	50%	William McKinley* (R)	1,684	51.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,581	48.0%	30 [+]	0.9%	3,295	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

15,547

36.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

25,447

59.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

988

2.3%

Other

887

2.1%

TOTAL

42,869

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11,041

30.5%

Donald Trump (R)

18,846

52.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,563

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

544

1.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

3,682

10.2%

Other

498

1.4%

TOTAL

36,174

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

14,196

36.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

22,880

59.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

463

1.2%

Other

888

2.3%

TOTAL

38,427

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

15,819

41.3%

John McCain (R)

21,110

55.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

513

1.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

235

0.6%

Other

602

1.6%

TOTAL

38,279

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

23,584

62.4%

John Kerry (D)

13,732

36.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

Other

393

1.0%

TOTAL

37,802

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

20,095

59.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

11,647

34.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

929

2.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

561

1.7%

Other

329

1.0%

TOTAL

33,561

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

13,876

40.4%

Robert Dole (R)

15,559

45.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

4,502

13.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

212

0.6%

Other

164

0.5%

TOTAL

34,313

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

11,928

33.9%

George Bush* (R)

13,368

38.0%

Ross Perot (I)

8,813

25.0%

Other

1,079

3.1%

TOTAL

35,188

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

16,824

53.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

14,169

44.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

401

1.3%

Other

188

0.6%

TOTAL

31,582

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

21,040

66.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

10,077

32.0%

Other

383

1.2%

TOTAL

31,500

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

20,712

62.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

9,366

28.4%

John Anderson (I)

2,015

6.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

828

2.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

33,002

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

11,547

42.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

14,546

53.0%

Other

1,363

5.0%

TOTAL

27,456

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

14,261

58.5%

George McGovern (D)

8,465

34.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,490

6.1%

Other

155

0.6%

TOTAL

24,371

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

11,456

49.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

9,666

41.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,240

9.6%

TOTAL

23,362

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): 6

1964 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

14,644

62.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

8,791

37.5%

TOTAL

23,435

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

13,546

57.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

10,222

43.0%

TOTAL

23,768

Turnout: 87%	Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

11,584

54.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

9,870

46.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

21,461

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

12,172

56.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

9,374

43.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

21,573

Turnout: 86%	Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

10,474

60.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,455

37.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

296

1.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

17,241

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -8

1944 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,482

62.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,308

37.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

16,801

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -8

1940 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

11,424

64.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

6,370

35.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

17,798

Turnout: 88%	Diff (US): -9

1936 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

10,518

69.2%

Alf Landon (R)

4,538

29.8%

William Lemke (Union)

149

1.0%

TOTAL

15,205

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): -7

1932 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

9,397

64.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

5,142

35.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

14,658

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): -5

1928 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

6,149

53.7%

Al Smith (D)

5,255

45.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.5%

TOTAL

11,461

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -5

1924 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

5,278

44.8%

John Davis (D)

1,905

16.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4,588

39.0%

TOTAL

11,771

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -9

1920 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

6,096

63.1%

James Cox (D)

3,567

36.9%

TOTAL

9,663

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

5,163

54.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

3,974

41.8%

Other

379

4.0%

TOTAL

9,516

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,486

30.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

599

12.4%

William Taft* (R)

2,326

48.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

412

8.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

4,833

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 25

1908 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,690

56.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,892

39.9%

Other

158

3.3%

TOTAL

4,740

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 5

1904 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,826

68.6%

Alton Parker (D)

1,063

25.8%

Other

232

5.6%

TOTAL

4,121

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 12

1900 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,684

51.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,581

48.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,295

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	78,639	80.59%	9.9%
Black:	802	0.82%	35.7%
Indian:	2,697	2.76%	17.2%
Asian:	1,687	1.73%	37.2%
2+ races:	2,193	2.25%	46.7%
Hispanic:	11,567	11.85%	107.0%

Total non-White:	18,946	19.41%	68.1%

Change in White population:	7,073	8.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,673	9.3

Pocatello, ID Metro Area

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