Idaho panhandle

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Historical population
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The Idaho panhandle—locally known as North Idaho, Northern Idaho, or simply the Panhandle—is a salient region of the U.S. state of Idaho encompassing the state's 10 northernmost counties: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, and Shoshone (though the southern part of the region is sometimes referred to as North Central Idaho). The panhandle is bordered by the state of Washington to the west, Montana to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. The Idaho panhandle, along with Eastern Washington, makes up the region known as the Inland Northwest, headed by its largest city, Spokane, Washington.

Coeur d'Alene is the largest city within the Idaho panhandle. Spokane is around Script error: No such module "convert". west of Coeur d'Alene, and its Spokane International Airport is the region's main air hub. Other important cities in the region include Lewiston, Moscow, Post Falls, Hayden, Sandpoint, and the smaller towns of St. Maries and Bonners Ferry. East of Coeur d'Alene is the Silver Valley, which follows Interstate 90 to the Montana border at Lookout Pass.

The region has a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., around 25.4% of the state's total land area; there is also Script error: No such module "convert". of water area. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the Idaho panhandle was 363,642, around 19.8% of the state's total population of 1,839,106.[2]

The town of Bonners Ferry has two Canada–US border crossings: Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing connects with Creston, British Columbia; Eastport–Kingsgate Border Crossing connects with Yahk, British Columbia.

History

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The eastern border of Idaho follows the Bitterroot Range, producing the narrow northern border.[3]

Politics

No resident of North Idaho has been elected governor since the re-election of Cecil Andrus (D) in 1974. An Oregon native raised in Eugene, Andrus had lived at Orofino and was a resident of Lewiston when first elected in 1970. (Boise was his residence during his later campaigns of 1986 and 1990). The most recent member of the U.S. Congress from the panhandle is Compton I. White Jr. (D) of Clark Fork, last elected Template:Years or months ago in 1964.

North Idaho leans Republican, as does the state as a whole. Latah County, home of the University of Idaho in Moscow, is the only one of the region's 10 counties that does not. While Bonner County is also strongly Republican, the tourist town of Sandpoint located in the county is somewhat more centrist.

Recent presidential election results[4]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2024 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|72.3% 145,376 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|25.3% 50,821 2.5% 4,990
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2020 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|68.0% 130,215 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|29.3% 56,221 2.7% 5,128
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2016 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|64.0% 96,440 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|26.7% 40,261 9.3% 14,018
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2012 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|61.6% 86,372 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|34.2% 47,910 4.2% 5,871
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2008 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|59.0% 86,309 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.8% 55,301 3.2% 4,621
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2004 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|63.3% 85,537 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|34.9% 47,132 1.8% 2,461
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2000 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|64.1% 74,113 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|30.1% 34,777 5.9% 6,783
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1996 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|43.7% 49,515 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|38.9% 43,976 17.4% 19,721
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1992 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|33.2% 36,383 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.9% 40,478 29.9% 32,861
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1988 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.9% 45,778 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.4% 42,573 1.7% 1,516

The panhandle has traditionally been one of the strongest areas for Democrats in statewide elections, largely because of its unionized miners and a smaller Mormon population than Southern Idaho. However, it largely changed in the 1980s with the drop in silver prices, slump of metal markets, mine closures and passage of a right-to-work law. Additionally, the influx of conservatives from Southern California beginning in the 1970s, many of whom were retired LAPD officers who chose to move to Coeur d'Alene, also shifted the politics of the region.[5][6][7]

In the 1990 gubernatorial election, all counties were won by the incumbent Andrus, a popular moderate who easily won a fourth term. The Democratic nominee for Governor outperformed their statewide result in Northern Idaho in all elections from 1982 through 2006; Keith Allred received 30.9% in Northern Idaho vs. 32.9% statewide in 2010, A.J. Balukoff received 36.5% in Northern Idaho vs. 38.6% statewide in 2014, Paulette Jordan received 34.6% in Northern Idaho vs. 38.2% statewide in 2018, and Stephen Heidt received 16.8% in Northern Idaho vs. 20.3% statewide in 2022. Notably, anti-government activist Ammon Bundy came in second place with 20% of the vote in 2022.

Recent gubernatorial election results[8]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2022 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|61.5% 83,808 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|16.8% 22,852 21.8% 29,657
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2018 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|63.6% 82,474 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|34.6% 44,914 1.8% 2,272
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2014 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.1% 49,700 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.5% 33,517 9.4% 8,589
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2010 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|62.1% 63,563 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|30.9% 31,600 7.0% 7,127
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2006 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.1% 48,204 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.8% 45,065 3.1% 2,945
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2002 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|53.8% 47,722 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.1% 39,120 2.2% 1,909
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1998 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|64.0% 54,829 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|32.7% 28,064 3.3% 2,830
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1994 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.0% 43,397 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.6% 42,189 5.4% 4,872
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1990 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|29.7% 20,616 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|70.3% 48,880 0.0% 0
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1986 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|36.1% 29,365 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|62.4% 50,764 1.6% 1,287
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1982 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.4% 30,423 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|57.6% 41,412 0.0% 0

Attractions

Geography and climate

The Idaho panhandle observes Pacific Time north of the western-flowing Salmon River in the southern part of Idaho County. The rest of the state to the south observes Mountain Time, which begins at Riggins. Though the Idaho panhandle is at the same longitude as southwestern Idaho, they have different time zones because (1) Spokane is the commercial and transportation center for the region, and (2) there are many cross-border towns and cities that are connected, including Spokane with Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls; Pullman (home of Washington State University) with Moscow (home of the University of Idaho); and Clarkston with Lewiston.

The panhandle is isolated from southern Idaho by distance and the east–west mountain ranges that divide the state. The passage by vehicle was arduous until significant highway improvements were made on U.S. Route 95 in North Central Idaho, specifically at Lapwai Canyon (1960), White Bird Hill (1975), the Lewiston grade (1977), and Lawyer's Canyon (1991).

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Köppen climate types in northern Idaho

Regional agriculture

The North Idaho region is most noted for silvaculture, the growing of trees and the production of lumber through the region's 12 lumber mills.[9] The production of grass seeds and hops[10] for beer production are also significant in the region. Nine microbreweries have operations in the area, making North Idaho highly characteristic of the Pacific Northwest. There are also many cattle ranches.

Notable crops from the Palouse region include wheat, lentils, peas, and canola.

Indian reservations

Major communities

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References

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