United States
Idaho Senate polls 2026
Senate election 3 Nov 2026, in 3 days.
Jim Risch leads the polling average with 44.6%, 7.7 points ahead of Todd Achilles.
Also polled: Governor election.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
Trend
Jim RischTodd Achilles
Stances
Jim RischTodd Achilles
Immigration
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Christian identity1 unplaced
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family1 unplaced
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture1 unplaced
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Jim Risch: 7.5 of 10 Backs Trump border and deportation agenda; voted for 2025 reconciliation law's immigration funding
- Todd Achilles: 4.5 of 10 Backs zero tolerance for illegal entry but criticises ICE tactics that detain citizens
Economy
- Jim Risch: 1.5 of 10 Voted against 2023 debt-limit deal and 2022 PACT Act; wants ACA repealed
- Todd Achilles: 4.5 of 10 Break up monopolies, close tax loopholes, cut deficit; voted for Idaho income tax cut
Christian identity
- Jim Risch: 6 of 10 Catholic conservative; no distinct church-state record found
Abortion
- Jim Risch: 7 of 10 Anti-abortion; praised Dobbs; earlier cosponsored bill barring minors crossing state lines for abortion
- Todd Achilles: 2 of 10 Endorsed Idaho Proposition 1 creating an abortion right up to viability
Marriage & family
- Jim Risch: 6.5 of 10 Voted against 2022 Respect for Marriage Act
National culture
- Jim Risch: 6 of 10 No distinct national-culture agenda found beyond mainstream Republican stance
Subsidiarity
- Jim Risch: 6.5 of 10 Praised Dobbs for returning abortion to states; opposes federal gun restrictions
- Todd Achilles: 5 of 10 Opposes selling or transferring federal public lands; no broader federal-state agenda
Technology
- Jim Risch: 3 of 10 No platform or AI bills of his own; voted with 99-1 majority dropping state-AI-law moratorium
- Todd Achilles: 5.5 of 10 Backs bans on surveillance pricing and algorithmic rent-setting; supports community pushback on data centres