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In Deep-Red Idaho, Even Republicans Break with Trump on Farm Labor
A survey of 1,000 adults found 85% support a legal work pathway for long-term dairy workers as labor shortages hit Idaho farms.
- The 11th annual Idaho Public Policy Survey, which polled 1,000 adults in the fall of 2025, found 85% of respondents support a pathway to legal working status for long-term dairy workers and their families.
- Ninety percent of Idaho dairy workers are foreign born, and agribusiness accounts for 20% of Idaho's annual GDP, according to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
- Results cut across party lines, with 79% of Republicans, 88% of independents, and 95% of Democrats in favor, showing public opinion in Idaho is more nuanced than the national divide suggests.
- More than half, 53%, said increased ICE presence would harm the economy, while only 35% of Republicans responded that ICE presence would help, reflecting divergent views on enforcement.
- Amid heated national rhetoric, Idaho's public sentiment appears to diverge from federal policy as farms face labor shortages, with the agricultural workforce declining 7% between March and July 2025.
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In deep-red Idaho, even Republicans break with Trump on farm labor
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Republicans break with Trump in deep‑red Idaho
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·Washington, United States
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Center
Bias Distribution
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C 42%
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