Idaho State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
id-sd-008
State
Idaho
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
13,561.7 sq mi
Water Area
118.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Idaho State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Custer County4922.18 sq mi36.3%100.0%
Valley County3665.12 sq mi27.0%100.0%
Elmore County3075.08 sq mi22.7%100.0%
Boise County1899.56 sq mi14.0%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Robie Creek CDP30.09 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mountain Home AFB CDP9.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
McCall city9.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lost River city8.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Garden Valley CDP7.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mountain Home city6.06 sq mi<0.1%85.3%
Cascade city4.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Banks CDP2.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lowman CDP2.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Challis city1.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Glenns Ferry city1.96 sq mi<0.1%94.2%
Smiths Ferry CDP1.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hammett CDP1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Horseshoe Bend city1.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Placerville city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Yellow Pine CDP0.98 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mackay city0.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Donnelly city0.71 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Idaho City city0.67 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Stanley city0.54 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Crouch city0.44 sq mi<0.1%89.0%
Clayton city0.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 22 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
ID District 232,94163.0%3.6%59.0%
ID District 119,35637.0%2.1%41.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
29,424
Active Voters
29,424 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,8379.6%
Republican19,67966.9%
Unaffiliated6,50022.1%
Other parties4081.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,131 (27.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,543 (86.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,062 (58.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,462 (72.9%)2,476 (8.4%)9,025 (30.7%)
2017–201815,035 (51.1%)707 (2.4%)5,863 (19.9%)
2015–201615,484 (52.6%)392 (1.3%)6,956 (23.6%)
2013–20149,941 (33.8%)321 (1.1%)4,224 (14.4%)
2011–201212,135 (41.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/12/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
54,453
Median Age
40.8
Median Household Income
$69,767 (± $4,282)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,32420.8%
18 to 6431,46957.8%
65 and over11,66021.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,62712.2%
White, not Hispanic42,39477.9%
Black, not Hispanic8661.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0632.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2440.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1290.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic5381.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5924.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
52,795
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
41,506

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic47,26989.5%
Hispanic5,52810.5%
White43,41082.2%
Black8511.6%
Asian8241.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2420.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1310.2%
Two or More Races2400.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic38,22092.1%
Hispanic3,2887.9%
White35,46685.4%
Black7791.9%
Asian9312.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native8192.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander970.2%
Two or More Races1950.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).