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Idaho Congressional delegations have also been generally Republican since statehood. Several Idaho Democrats have had electoral success in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] over the years, but the [[United States Senate|Senate]] delegation has been a Republican stronghold for decades. Several Idaho Republicans, including current Senators [[Mike Crapo]] and [[Jim Risch]], have won reelection to the Senate, but only [[Frank Church]] has won reelection as a Democrat. Church's [[1974 United States Senate election in Idaho|1974]] victory was the last win for his party for either Senate seat, and [[Walt Minnick]]'s 2008 victory in the [[Idaho's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]] was the last Democratic win in any congressional race. | Idaho Congressional delegations have also been generally Republican since statehood. Several Idaho Democrats have had electoral success in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] over the years, but the [[United States Senate|Senate]] delegation has been a Republican stronghold for decades. Several Idaho Republicans, including current Senators [[Mike Crapo]] and [[Jim Risch]], have won reelection to the Senate, but only [[Frank Church]] has won reelection as a Democrat. Church's [[1974 United States Senate election in Idaho|1974]] victory was the last win for his party for either Senate seat, and [[Walt Minnick]]'s 2008 victory in the [[Idaho's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]] was the last Democratic win in any congressional race. | ||
In modern times, Idaho has been a reliably Republican state in presidential politics. It has not supported a Democrat for [[president of the United States|president]] since [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]. Even in that election, [[Lyndon Johnson]] defeated [[Barry Goldwater]] in the state by fewer than two percentage points, compared to a landslide nationally. In [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], Republican | In modern times, Idaho has been a reliably Republican state in presidential politics. It has not supported a Democrat for [[president of the United States|president]] since [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]. Even in that election, [[Lyndon Johnson]] defeated [[Barry Goldwater]] in the state by fewer than two percentage points, compared to a landslide nationally. In [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], Republican George W. Bush carried Idaho by a margin of 38 percentage points and with 68.4% of the vote, winning in 43 of 44 counties. Only [[Blaine County, Idaho|Blaine County]], which contains the [[Sun Valley, Idaho|Sun Valley]] ski resort, supported [[John Kerry]], who owns a home in the area. In [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] [[Barack Obama]]'s 36.1 percent<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/RESULTS/2008/general/tot_stwd.htm | place = ID | publisher = Secretary of State Election Division | date = November 4, 2008 | title = General Election Results | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081215210242/http://www.idsos.state.id.us/ELECT/RESULTS/2008/general/tot_stwd.htm | archive-date = December 15, 2008}}.</ref> showing was the best for a Democratic presidential candidate in Idaho since [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]. However, Republican margins were narrower in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] and [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]. | ||
In the 2006 elections, Republicans, led by gubernatorial candidate [[C. L. Otter|Butch Otter]], won all the state's constitutional offices and retained both of the state's seats in the House. However, Democrats picked up several seats in the Idaho Legislature, notably in the Boise area.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.ncsl.org/ncsldb/elect98/profile.cfm?yearsel=2006&statesel=ID |publisher=NCSL |title=Elections 1 998 |type=profile |year=2006 |contribution=ID |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501023622/http://www.ncsl.org/ncsldb/elect98/profile.cfm?yearsel=2006&statesel=ID |archive-date=May 1, 2009 }}</ref> | In the 2006 elections, Republicans, led by gubernatorial candidate [[C. L. Otter|Butch Otter]], won all the state's constitutional offices and retained both of the state's seats in the House. However, Democrats picked up several seats in the Idaho Legislature, notably in the Boise area.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.ncsl.org/ncsldb/elect98/profile.cfm?yearsel=2006&statesel=ID |publisher=NCSL |title=Elections 1 998 |type=profile |year=2006 |contribution=ID |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501023622/http://www.ncsl.org/ncsldb/elect98/profile.cfm?yearsel=2006&statesel=ID |archive-date=May 1, 2009 }}</ref> | ||