Understand Idaho blog Questions about Idaho answered from public data. https://understandidaho.com/blog/ 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z Michael Cooperhttps://www.mcooper.com Why do Democratic candidates in Idaho get twice as many votes as there are registered Democrats? https://understandidaho.com/blog/why-do-idaho-democrats-outpoll-their-registration/ 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Democratic candidates in Idaho win about two votes per registered Democrat. Votes, registration by party and the spring switch before the closed primary. Where does Idaho rank in education? https://understandidaho.com/blog/where-do-idaho-test-scores-rank/ 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Where Idaho ranks in education: NAEP reading and mathematics scores against every other state, what Idaho spends per student, and what a dollar buys here. Is Idaho one of the safest states? https://understandidaho.com/blog/is-idaho-one-of-the-safest-states/ 2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z Violent and property crime rates in Idaho beside every other state, how both have moved since 1979, the offenses behind them, and which counties report most. Why is Idaho's public school enrollment growing slower than the state? https://understandidaho.com/blog/why-is-idaho-school-enrollment-flat/ 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z Idaho public school enrollment against the under-18 and total population, with charter enrollment inside the total and the figures NCES and SDE disagree on. Are fewer Idaho sheep dying, or are there just fewer sheep? https://understandidaho.com/blog/are-fewer-idaho-sheep-dying/ 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Idaho sheep and lamb deaths against the January 1 inventory since 1988, the death rate per 1,000 head, and what the newest NASS survey blames the losses on. Why did Idaho school district property taxes fall while total property taxes rose? https://understandidaho.com/blog/why-did-school-property-taxes-fall/ 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Idaho school district property tax levy against the statewide total since 2018, the largest levy categories in the newest year, and what the table leaves out. Where does Idaho's electricity come from? https://understandidaho.com/blog/where-idaho-electricity-comes-from/ 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z How much of the electricity Idaho uses is generated in the state, what Idaho Power owns in Wyoming and Nevada, and what the mix means for the price Idaho pays.