Early voting in Idaho
In Idaho, registered voters can request a mail-in ballot or vote early in-person.
Mail-in ballots requested449,747
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned497,377
Idaho Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 20 Del.20 Delegates
Full Idaho Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
48.9%53,151
+ 11 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
42.4%46,114
+ 9 Delegates
- DEM
Elizabeth Warren
2.6%2,878
Republican Primary/ 32 Del.32 Delegates
Full Idaho Primary Results- REP
Donald TrumpWinner
94.5%112,373
+ 32 Delegates
- REP
Bill Weld
2.1%2,486
- REP
Joe Walsh
2%2,341
How Idaho voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won Idaho with 59 percent of the vote, according to NBC News results, while Hillary Clinton received 28 percent. The state is considered safely red, consistently backing Republican candidates in presidential elections. The last time it voted for a Democratic candidate was in 1964.
2016
2016 Results- Republican
Donald TrumpTrumpWinner
59.3%409,055
- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClinton
27.5%189,765
2012
2012 Results- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomneyWinner
64.5%420,911
- Democrat
Barack ObamaObama
32.6%212,787
More to the story in Idaho 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
510,535 | +138.00% | -4.00% |

U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
8,142 | -13.48% | -29.18% |
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)