Idaho's 2nd congressional district
Idaho's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 852,239 | ||
Median household income | $58,708[1] | ||
Ethnicity | |||
Cook PVI | R+17[3] |
Idaho's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S state of Idaho. It is in the eastern part of the state. The capital city of Idaho, Boise, Idaho is in the district. The other big cities in the 2nd district are Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Rexburg, Hailey and Sun Valley. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Mike Simpson, a Republican from Idaho Falls.
Election history[change | change source]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 67% - Al Gore 28% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 69% - John Kerry 30% |
2008 | President | John McCain 60.5% - Barack Obama 37.1% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 64.1% - Barack Obama 33.1% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 54.5% - Hillary Clinton 29.8% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 60.1% - Joe Biden 36.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 135,605 | 68.18 | |
Democratic | Edward Kinghorn | 57,769 | 29.05 | |
Libertarian | Gregory Corron | 5,508 | 2.77 | |
Total votes | 198,882 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2004[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 193,704 | 70.74 | |
Democratic | Lin Whitworth | 80,133 | 29.26 | |
Total votes | 273,837 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2006[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 132,262 | 62.00 | |
Democratic | Jim D. Hansen | 73,441 | 34.43 | |
Independent | Cameron Forth | 5,113 | 2.40 | |
Constitution | Travis J. Hedrick | 2,516 | 1.18 | |
Total votes | 213,332 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2008[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 205,777 | 70.89 | |
Democratic | Debbie Holmes | 83,878 | 28.90 | |
No party | Others | 612 | 0.21 | |
Total votes | 290,267 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2010[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 137,468 | 68.83 | |
Democratic | Mike Crawford | 48,749 | 24.41 | |
Independent | Brian Schad | 13,500 | 6.76 | |
Total votes | 199,717 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2012[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 207,412 | 65.10 | |
Democratic | Nicole LeFavour | 110,847 | 34.80 | |
No party | Others | 235 | 0.10 | |
Total votes | 318,494 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2014[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 131,492 | 61.36 | |
Democratic | Richard Stallings | 82,801 | 38.64 | |
Total votes | 214,293 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2016[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 205,292 | 62.93 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Martinez | 95,940 | 29.41 | |
Constitution | Anthony Tomkins | 25,005 | 7.66 | |
Total votes | 326,237 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2018[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 170,274 | 60.67 | |
Democratic | Aaron Swisher | 110,381 | 39.33 | |
Total votes | 280,655 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2020[change | change source]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Simpson (incumbent) | 250,678 | 64.01 | |
Democratic | Aaron Swisher | 124,151 | 31.07 | |
Constitution | Pro-Life | 8,573 | 2.02 | |
Libertarian | Idaho Sierra Law | 7,940 | 2.00 | |
Total votes | 391,342 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Census profile: Congressional District 2, ID".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.