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Pocatello, ID Metro Area


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2022 population: 97,585   ( 14,746 from 2010 , 2,694 from 2020)
Land area: 2516.3 square miles
Population density: 38.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:78,639 80.59% 9.9%
Black:8020.82% 35.7%
Indian:2,6972.76% 17.2%
Asian:1,6871.73% 37.2%
2+ races:2,1932.25% 46.7%
Hispanic:11,56711.85% 107.0%
Total non-White:18,94619.41% 68.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,617 13.8
Deaths:2,27212.0
Net Migration: 2,17211.4
Net Immigration: 1400.7
Change in White population:7,073 8.5
Change in Non-White pop.:7,673 9.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Pocatello, ID Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,601 R +2,095 D + 2.0%
D +4,506
2020 vs. 2012 R +2,567 R +1,216 R + 0.7%
D +1,351
2020 vs. 2008 R +4,337 R +4,609 R + 9.8%
D -272
2016 vs. 2008 R -2,264 R +2,514 R + 11.8%
D -4,778
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1988 65% George Bush (R) 16,824 53.3% Michael Dukakis (D) 14,169 44.9% 589 [+] 1.9% 31,582 0 0.03%
1984 65% Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,040 66.8% Walter Mondale (D) 10,077 32.0% 383 1.2% 31,500 8 0.03%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1964 84% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 14,644 62.5% Barry Goldwater (R) 8,791 37.5% 0 0.0% 23,435 -1 0.03%
1960 87% John Kennedy (D) 13,546 57.0% Richard Nixon (R) 10,222 43.0% 0 0.0% 23,768 -7 0.03%
1956 80% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 11,584 54.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,870 46.0% 7 0.0% 21,461 -3 0.03%
1952 86% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 12,172 56.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,374 43.5% 27 0.1% 21,573 1 0.03%
1948 73% Harry Truman* (D) 10,474 60.8% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,455 37.4% 312 [+] 1.8% 17,241 -8 0.04%
1944 77% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,482 62.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,308 37.5% 11 0.1% 16,801 -8 0.04%
1940 88% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 11,424 64.2% Wendell Willkie (R) 6,370 35.8% 4 0.0% 17,798 -9 0.04%
1936 84% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,518 69.2% Alf Landon (R) 4,538 29.8% 149 [+] 1.0% 15,205 -7 0.03%
1932 85% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 9,397 64.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,142 35.1% 119 [+] 0.8% 14,658 -5 0.04%
1928 71% Herbert Hoover (R) 6,149 53.7% Al Smith (D) 5,255 45.9% 57 [+] 0.5% 11,461 -5 0.03%
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%
1920 66% Warren Harding (R) 6,096 63.1% James Cox (D) 3,567 36.9% 0 0.0% 9,663 3 0.04%
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%
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%
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%
1904 50% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,826 68.6% Alton Parker (D) 1,063 25.8% 232 [+] 5.6% 4,121 12 0.03%
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%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 23,584 62.4%
John Kerry (D) 13,732 36.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 93 0.2%
Other 393 1.0%
TOTAL 37,802
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 12


2000 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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 81 0.2%
TOTAL 33,002
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 12


1976 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 11,584 54.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,870 46.0%
Other 7 0.0%
TOTAL 21,461
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): -3


1952 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 12,172 56.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,374 43.5%
Other 27 0.1%
TOTAL 21,573
Turnout: 86% Diff (US): 1


1948 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 10,474 60.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 6,455 37.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 296 1.7%
Other 16 0.1%
TOTAL 17,241
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): -8


1944 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,482 62.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 6,308 37.5%
Other 11 0.1%
TOTAL 16,801
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): -8


1940 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 11,424 64.2%
Wendell Willkie (R) 6,370 35.8%
Other 4 0.0%
TOTAL 17,798
Turnout: 88% Diff (US): -9


1936 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 9,397 64.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,142 35.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 55 0.4%
Other 64 0.4%
TOTAL 14,658
Turnout: 85% Diff (US): -5


1928 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 6,149 53.7%
Al Smith (D) 5,255 45.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 57 0.5%
TOTAL 11,461
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): -5


1924 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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) 8 0.2%
Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL 4,833
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 25


1908 President, Pocatello, ID Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,684 51.1%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,581 48.0%
Other 30 0.9%
TOTAL 3,295
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 0
* incumbent