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Population1,854,109

Males voting age700,251

Females voting age699,079

Median household income$62,464

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★ Counties of Idaho · 44 counties×

Ada County535,799

Adams County4,998

Bannock County91,010

Bear Lake County6,779

Benewah County10,529

Bingham County50,889

Blaine County25,261

Boise County8,581

Bonner County53,955

Bonneville County133,644

Boundary County14,040

Butte County2,735

Camas County1,247

Canyon County266,892

Caribou County7,239

Cassia County25,976

Clark County794

Clearwater County9,151

Custer County4,597

Elmore County29,729

Franklin County15,638

Fremont County14,399

Gem County21,857

Gooding County16,189

Idaho County17,912

Jefferson County34,854

Jerome County26,056

Kootenai County188,323

Latah County42,180

Lemhi County8,397

Lewis County3,728

Lincoln County5,556

Madison County55,549

Minidoka County22,691

Nez Perce County42,847

Oneida County4,976

Owyhee County12,748

Payette County27,662

Power County8,381

Shoshone County14,074

Teton County12,932

Twin Falls County96,509

Valley County12,777

Washington County11,539

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Party Representation 112 seats

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16 seats

U.S. Senators 2 U.S. Senators

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United States Senator

U.S. Representatives 2 U.S. Representatives

Michael Simpson

Senate 34 members

Doug Okuniewicz

Camille Blaylock

Carrie Semmelroth

Janie Ward-Engelking

Melissa Wintrow

Lori Den Hartog

Glenneda Zuiderveld

House of Representatives 83 members

Anne Henderson Haws

Dustin Manwaring[d]

Jerald Raymond[e]

John Vander Woude[b]

Tony Wisniewski

Brandon Mitchell

Charlie Shepherd

James Holtzclaw

John Vander Woude

Clint Hostetler

Douglas Pickett

Richard Cheatum

Dustin Manwaring

Stephanie Mickelsen

Counties in Idaho

Ada County (535,799) · Adams County (4,998) · Bannock County (91,010) · Bear Lake County (6,779) · Benewah County (10,529) · Bingham County (50,889) · Blaine County (25,261) · Boise County (8,581) · Bonner County (53,955) · Bonneville County (133,644) · Boundary County (14,040) · Butte County (2,735) · Camas County (1,247) · Canyon County (266,892) · Caribou County (7,239) · Cassia County (25,976) · Clark County (794) · Clearwater County (9,151) · Custer County (4,597) · Elmore County (29,729) · Franklin County (15,638) · Fremont County (14,399) · Gem County (21,857) · Gooding County (16,189) · Idaho County (17,912) · Jefferson County (34,854) · Jerome County (26,056) · Kootenai County (188,323) · Latah County (42,180) · Lemhi County (8,397) · Lewis County (3,728) · Lincoln County (5,556) · Madison County (55,549) · Minidoka County (22,691) · Nez Perce County (42,847) · Oneida County (4,976) · Owyhee County (12,748) · Payette County (27,662) · Power County (8,381) · Shoshone County (14,074) · Teton County (12,932) · Twin Falls County (96,509) · Valley County (12,777) · Washington County (11,539)

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★ Government Structure — Idaho

★ Executive Branch

• Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
• Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
• Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
• Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
• Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

• State Senate — Upper chamber, 34 members
• State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 83 members
• Committees — Review bills before floor votes
• Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

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• State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
• Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
• District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
• County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction

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