Idaho State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
id-sd-016
State
Idaho
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
12.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.39 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Idaho State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ada County12.82 sq mi100.0%1.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boise City city8.33 sq mi65.0%9.8%
Garden City city4.04 sq mi31.5%99.0%

Showing all 2 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 251,206100.0%5.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
27,557
Active Voters
27,557 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,85924.9%
Republican10,81739.3%
Unaffiliated9,46434.3%
Other parties4171.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,046 (40.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,296 (88.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,220 (62.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,687 (75.1%)6,217 (22.6%)3,670 (13.3%)
2017–201815,942 (57.9%)2,290 (8.3%)3,389 (12.3%)
2015–201615,184 (55.1%)1,055 (3.8%)3,546 (12.9%)
2013–201410,405 (37.8%)1,006 (3.7%)2,077 (7.5%)
2011–201212,127 (44.0%)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
51,835 (± 1,848)
Median Age
38.6
Median Household Income
$72,262 (± $3,706)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,51618.4%
18 to 6432,38562.5%
65 and over9,93419.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,46112.5%
White, not Hispanic41,14879.4%
Black, not Hispanic9821.9%
Asian, not Hispanic6491.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic950.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic640.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1600.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2764.4%

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
50,293
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
41,061

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,34088.2%
Hispanic5,95111.8%
White41,62582.8%
Black6411.3%
Asian4901.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander590.1%
Two or More Races1800.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic37,41191.1%
Hispanic3,6588.9%
White35,24585.8%
Black5661.4%
Asian9032.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native5251.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander580.1%
Two or More Races1260.3%

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