Idaho's 2nd congressional district

Idaho's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Idaho. The 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. Other major cities in the district include Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls and Rexburg. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a strong presence in the district, as a member of the LDS Church has represented this district continuously since 1951.

The district is currently represented by Republican Mike Simpson.

List of representatives

Voting in presidential elections

The district contained nine of the 100 counties with the highest percentage of the Republican vote in the 2000 presidential election: Madison, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Cassia, Caribou, Clark, Oneida, and Bear Lake. George W. Bush registered between 90.7 percent and 81.6 percent of the vote in these largely rural counties.

In 2004, the first following a redrawing of the district's boundaries, Bush received 69 percent of the vote.

In 2008, John McCain easily carried the district with 61 percent of the vote, although Barack Obama did manage to win two counties: Blaine County, the most Democratic county in the state which contains the Sun Valley ski resort, and Teton County.

Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present