Idaho's 2nd congressional district

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ID's 2nd congressional district
Population (2000)	645,149
Median income	$46,943
Ethnic composition	90.4% White, 0.5% Black, 0.9% Asian, 8.9% Hispanic, 1.4% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+19

Idaho's 2nd congressional district includes the Eastern Idaho and Magic Valley regions of the state and other outlying areas, as well as a small portion of the Boise metropolitan area. Major cities in the district include Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Rexburg, Burley and Mountain Home.

George W. Bush received 69% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +19. A strongly Mormon area, the district has been continuously represented by a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1951.

Since 1999 the district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Mike Simpson, a Republican from Blackfoot.

The district was created for the 1918 Congressional election by the Idaho Legislature. The boundaries have been changed several times by reapportionment.

v • d • e Idaho's congressional districts Territory At-large 1 2 One at-large district was used from 1890 to 1912 and two were used from 1913 to 1919. See also: Idaho's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps