Editing Bear Lake County, Idaho (section)

=== Politics ===
Bear Lake County has historically been one of the most reliably [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] counties in Idaho, only voting for two Democratic candidates ([[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]) in the past century, all of whom carried the state of Idaho in landslide national victories. Before the [[Great Depression]], Bear Lake was a swing county, switching between Democrats and Republicans until it solidified itself as a Republican stronghold during the 20th century. Bear Lake, along with the rest of Southeast Idaho, have long been one of the strongest Republican areas in a state that is already overwhelmingly Republican, something that can be attributed to the region's extremely high [[Mormons|Mormon]] population. Bear Lake County is nearly 90% Mormon,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congregational Membership Reports {{!}} US Religion |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&t=0&c=16007 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=The Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA) |language=en-gb}}</ref> one of the most strongly Republican demographics in the country. As Mormons continue to shift to the right, Bear Lake in the 21st century has continuously given Republicans nearly 90% of the vote (notably aside from 2016, when Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] performed poorly with Mormons and Mormon third-party candidate [[Evan McMullin]], from neighboring [[Utah]], obtained a substantial percentage of the vote in heavily Mormon areas).

Bear Lake County's Republican dominance holds true at the local level as well, with Republicans in local office frequently going unchallenged for election. Bear Lake County is represented in the United States Congress by senators [[Mike Crapo]] and [[Jim Risch]], both Republicans, as well as Republican [[Mike Simpson]], representative for [[Idaho's 2nd congressional district]]. At the state level, Bear Lake County is part of [[Idaho's 35th legislative district]], represented by senator [[Van Burtenshaw]] and representatives Karey Hanks and [[Rod Furniss]], all Republicans. 
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,908|346|71|Idaho}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,914|350|52|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,203|255|470|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,489|302|31|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,377|502|64|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,506|494|40|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,296|517|86|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,583|805|420|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,419|562|873|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,084|867|29|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,760|481|26|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,941|508|118|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,094|960|90|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,213|716|256|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,866|1,058|177|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,409|1,857|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,963|1,563|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,181|1,218|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,300|1,274|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,590|1,664|26|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,613|1,732|2|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,761|2,026|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,404|2,078|4|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|1,785|1,721|3|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,802|1,146|7|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,611|881|481|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,831|1,138|0|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,229|1,566|34|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|1,271|916|307|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,460|933|23|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,538|769|14|Idaho}} 
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,055|1,077|0|Idaho}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|249|851|1|Idaho}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Populist|114|0|222|Idaho}}