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2026 results · Idaho · Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction

Debbie Critchfield, the Republican, is elected Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction

Donald Trump carried Idaho by 36.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 9.8-point move toward the Democrats.

Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Debbie CritchfieldRepublican429,60561.6%
Becky Sundin MitchellDemocrat243,13734.9%
Teresa RoundyOther party24,7843.5%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 97% counted.

About 97% of the expected vote counted697,526 votesCount last changed Nov 6, 7:35 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:00 PM ESTSource: Idaho Secretary of State

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What moved most

Scroll through Idaho, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.

What the count shows

Added together, the 44 counties compared moved 9.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 77% as many votes as in 2024, from 89% in Teton County to 65% in Franklin County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.25).

Bannock County moved most: R+25.1 for president in 2024, R+8.5 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+70EvenD+70Move
Bannock County30,972 votes16.6 pts → D
Jerome County6,069 votes15.1 pts → D
Bonneville County41,398 votes14.4 pts → D
Minidoka County5,950 votes13.5 pts → D
Canyon County76,203 votes13.5 pts → D
Shoshone County4,468 votes12.9 pts → D
Teton County5,992 votes12.7 pts → D
Elmore County7,432 votes11.9 pts → D
Bingham County15,072 votes11.7 pts → D
Gooding County4,327 votes11.7 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Canyon County added 21,827 net votes for Mitchell against the 2024 margin, 15% of the statewide change

Across the 44 counties compared, the margin moved by 143,806 votes toward Mitchell: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Canyon County+21,827 Mitchell
  2. Ada County+20,332 Mitchell
  3. Kootenai County+16,673 Mitchell
  4. Bonneville County+12,771 Mitchell
  5. Bannock County+7,400 Mitchell
  6. Twin Falls County+6,928 Mitchell
  7. Bingham County+5,093 Mitchell
  8. Madison County+4,729 Mitchell

What the places that moved have in common

Each of Idaho’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.

Urban, suburban and rural counties

Suburban4 counties, 55% of the vote9.2 pts → D
Rural40 counties, 45% of the vote10.0 pts → D

2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).

Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 2–0, now R 2–0

  1. R+35.5Fulcher
  2. R+11.4Simpson

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Idaho Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.