Idaho's 2nd congressional district

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.

Idaho's 2nd congressional district
Idaho's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Mike Simpson –Idaho Falls
Distribution	67.03% urban 32.97% rural
Population (2019)	852,239
Median household income	$58,708[1]
Ethnicity	80% White[2] 15% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% other 1% Native American 0% Black
Cook PVI	R+17[3]

Election history

Year	Office	Results
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%

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2014)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2016)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2018)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District Election (2020)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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