Idaho Vote Reports

2026 ID Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho State Legislature in 2026 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate Votes

  • Budget Reduction

    Reduces state appropriations for fiscal year 2026 by approximately $193 million.

  • Embracing Cloud Seeding

    Authorizes the Idaho Water Resource Board to oversee cloud-seeding programs.

  • Property Rights

    Strengthens private-property rights by prohibiting government employees from entering private land without the property owner's consent or a valid search warrant.

  • Foreign-law Ban

    Prohibits Idaho courts from enforcing or applying foreign laws.

  • Embracing Stablecoin

    Establishes a legal and regulatory framework for the issuance and use of payment stablecoins in Idaho.

  • Ban on Funding Teacher’s Unions

    Prohibits the use of taxpayer resources to support teacher's unions.

House Votes

  • Con-Con

    Applies to Congress for an Article V convention to propose a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

  • Real Money

    Expands Idaho's recognition of gold and silver as legal tender.

  • State Sovereignty

    Declares that Idaho retains all powers not delegated to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.

  • Biological Sex

    Prohibits a person from knowingly entering a public restroom or changing room designated for the opposite biological sex.

  • Education Spending

    Appropriates an additional $517,800 in federal funds for the state Department of Education for fiscal year 2027.

  • Hearing-loss Screening Requirement

    Requires that all infants born in Idaho receive a hearing-loss screening before being discharged from a medical facility.

2025 ID Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate Votes

  • Reducing State Income Taxes

    Reduces Idaho's income tax rate on individual and corporations to 5.3%, while eliminating the calculation of capital gains or losses for precious metals.

  • Execution by Firing Squad

    Designates execution by firing squad as the primary method of administering the death penalty.

  • Ban on LGBTQ+ \"Pride\" Flag

    Bans state and local governmental entities from displaying the LGBTQ+ "Pride" flag and other non-official flags.

  • \"Morning-After\" Pill for Minors

    Would exempt informed parental consent for health care in situations that involve a minor child who is "pregnant or has a child," has a "psychological illness or injury," or is "accessing the services of the Idaho crisis and suicide hotline."

  • Prohibiting DEI in Higher Education

    Prohibits "diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies or activities at public institutions of higher education.

House Votes

  • Urging the SCOTUS to Overturn Obergefell v. Hodges

    Urges the United States Supreme Court to overturn the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and "restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman."

  • Repeal of Compulsory Government Education

    Would propose to amend Article IX, Section 9, of the Idaho Constitution to remove the provision that allows the Legislature to require public school attendance.

  • Constitutional Money

    Creates the "Idaho Constitutional Money Act of 2025," declaring "gold and silver coin" as legal tender.

  • DNA Samples for Misdemeanors

    Would order the collection of a DNA sample from any person who is convicted of, or pleads guilty to, any "serious crime," including certain misdemeanors.

  • Article V Convention

    Would make three separate applications to Congress to call a "convention of the states" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

  • Medical Freedom

    Prohibits governmental entities, businesses, and schools from mandating vaccines, mask requirements, or other "medical interventions."

2024 ID Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate Votes

House Votes

2023 ID Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate Votes

  • Education Savings Accounts

    The "Freedom in Education Savings Accounts (FIE)" bill would have created savings accounts for Idaho families' K-12 age children.

  • Student IDs

    Removes student IDs as a valid form of voter identification.

  • Vulnerable Child Protection Act

    Amends the existing state ban on female genital mutilation to also include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries when administered to children struggling with gender dysphoria.

  • Childcare Grant

    Provides $28,025,000 one-time for childcare grants. Additionally, this bill also includes a reduction of $14,394,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare in the Division of Welfare.

  • Scrap Dealers Act

    Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.

  • Privacy & Gun Rights

    Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.

House Votes

  • Sound Money

    Authorizes the State of Idaho to hold gold and silver reserves.

  • Ranked Choice Voting Ban

    Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in Idaho.

  • Scrap Dealers Act

    Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.

  • Childcare Grant

    Provides $28,025,000 one-time for childcare grants. Additionally, this bill also includes a reduction of $14,394,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare in the Division of Welfare.

  • Privacy & Gun Rights

    Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.

  • Coronavirus Stop Act

    Prohibits certain actions related to coronavirus, including vaccine mandates.

2021-2022 ID Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate Votes

  • Martial Law

    Prohibits the Governor from suspending Idaho code except in extreme situations and caps emergency declarations to 60 days.

  • Gun Rights - Nullification

    Prohibits Idaho government entities from assisting in the enforcement of new federal actions regarding firearms and their components.

  • Governor\'s Emergency Powers

    Places a 90 day limit on a governor's emergency powers granted during an extreme state of emergency and can be revoked by legislature.

  • State Sovereignty

    Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.

  • Loan Repayment Program

    Allocated money to fund education debts for nurses committing to practice in designated rural health shortage areas that have limited access to hospitals.

  • Government Housing

    Allocates American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to create grants for nonprofit developers to create affordable housing for low income earners.

House Votes

  • State Sovereignty

    Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.

  • Mask Mandate Ban

    Prohibits local governments, health officers or the state from mandating face coverings.

  • Gun Rights

    Allows a group of people to assemble with firearms or parade in public with firearms.

  • Emergency Order Termination

    Terminated the long lasting COVID-19 emergency order implemented by the governor on March 13, 2020, which violated the law by extending the order for longer than 30 days.

  • Prohibit Reassignment Surgery on Minors

    Prohibits doctors from performing sex reassignment surgery on minors and from distributing puberty blockers to minors.

  • Voter ID

    Strengthens the list of required documents to register to vote, to prove applicants' identity, address, and citizenship.

2019-2020 ID Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2019-2020 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate Votes

House Votes

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