Bellingham, WA, Washington
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 60.4% | 83,295 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 35.7% | 49,213 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People | 3.9% | 5,360 |
County-level results (1 county) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Whatcom County, WA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 60.4%Harris83,295 | 35.7%Trump49,213 | 3.9%Kennedy5,360 | 137,868 | ||
| D | 60.4%Biden83,660 | 36.4%Trump50,489 | 3.2%Jorgensen4,471 | 138,620 | ||
| D | 53.2%Clinton60,340 | 35.8%Trump40,599 | 10.9%Johnson12,400 | 113,339 | ||
| D | 55.0%Obama57,089 | 41.1%Romney42,703 | 3.9%Johnson3,996 | 103,788 | ||
| D | 58.0%Obama58,236 | 40.1%McCain40,205 | 1.9%Nader1,898 | 100,339 | ||
| D | 53.4%Kerry48,268 | 44.6%Bush40,296 | 2.0%Nader1,830 | 90,394 | ||
| R | 46.1%Gore34,033 | 46.5%Bush34,287 | 7.4%Nader5,437 | 73,757 | ||
| D | 45.1%Clinton29,074 | 42.1%Dole27,153 | 12.8%Perot8,283 | 64,510 | ||
| D | 41.8%Clinton26,619 | 37.4%Bush23,801 | 20.8%Perot13,259 | 63,679 | ||
| D | 51.0%Dukakis25,571 | 47.6%Bush23,820 | 1.4%Paul703 | 50,094 | ||
| R | 44.7%Mondale22,670 | 53.7%Reagan27,228 | 1.6%Bergland788 | 50,686 | ||
| R | 40.0%Carter18,430 | 46.4%Reagan21,371 | 13.6%Anderson6,256 | 46,057 | ||
| R | 47.4%Carter19,739 | 48.0%Ford20,007 | 4.6%McCarthy1,933 | 41,679 | ||
| R | 38.7%McGovern15,027 | 58.2%Nixon22,585 | 3.1%Schmitz1,189 | 38,801 | ||
| R | 44.9%Humphrey14,003 | 47.1%Nixon14,695 | 8.0%Wallace2,501 | 31,199 | ||
| D | 64.6%Johnson20,297 | 34.7%Goldwater10,900 | 0.7%Hass225 | 31,422 | ||
| R | 45.4%Kennedy14,298 | 52.8%Nixon16,651 | 1.8%Byrd577 | 31,526 | ||
| R | 45.1%Stevenson14,533 | 54.1%Eisenhower17,414 | 0.8%Andrews244 | 32,191 | ||
| R | 41.8%Stevenson12,877 | 57.1%Eisenhower17,590 | 1.2%Hallinan361 | 30,828 | ||
| R | 46.4%Truman12,736 | 46.8%Dewey12,850 | 6.8%Thurmond1,865 | 27,451 | ||
| D | 52.6%Roosevelt14,787 | 45.9%Dewey12,890 | 1.5%Thomas421 | 28,098 | ||
| D | 51.6%Roosevelt14,877 | 46.3%Willkie13,351 | 2.1%Thomas606 | 28,834 | ||
| D | 59.9%Roosevelt15,428 | 35.1%Landon9,035 | 5.0%Lemke1,293 | 25,756 | ||
| D | 50.4%Roosevelt11,355 | 41.1%Hoover9,254 | 8.4%Thomas1,902 | 22,511 | ||
| R | 21.6%Smith4,100 | 76.9%Hoover14,621 | 1.6%Thomas300 | 19,021 | ||
| R | 5.8%Davis927 | 57.2%Coolidge9,214 | 37.1%La Follette5,969 | 16,110 | ||
| R | 14.4%Cox2,288 | 57.5%Harding9,157 | 28.1%Debs4,475 | 15,920 | ||
| R | 35.5%Wilson5,629 | 48.2%Hughes7,632 | 16.3%Benson2,581 | 15,842 | ||
| O | 18.5%Wilson2,773 | 27.9%Taft4,187 | 53.6%Roosevelt8,045 | 15,005 | ||
| R | 27.8%Bryan2,398 | 57.5%Taft4,955 | 14.7%Debs1,268 | 8,621 | ||
| R | 15.3%Parker1,174 | 70.4%Roosevelt5,410 | 14.3%Debs1,100 | 7,684 | ||
| R | 32.6%Bryan1,700 | 56.6%McKinley2,952 | 10.8%Woolley562 | 5,214 | ||
| D | 52.2%Bryan2,227 | 46.2%McKinley1,971 | 1.7%Palmer72 | 4,270 | ||
| R | 28.2%Cleveland1,161 | 41.5%Harrison1,709 | 30.3%Weaver1,248 | 4,118 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −13.3% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | −24.0% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | −9.4% |
| 1916 | −12.6% |
| 1920 | −43.1% |
| 1924 | −51.4% |
| 1928 | −55.3% |
| 1932 | +9.3% |
| 1936 | +24.8% |
| 1940 | +5.3% |
| 1944 | +6.8% |
| 1948 | −0.4% |
| 1952 | −15.3% |
| 1956 | −8.9% |
| 1960 | −7.5% |
| 1964 | +29.9% |
| 1968 | −2.2% |
| 1972 | −19.5% |
| 1976 | −0.6% |
| 1980 | −6.4% |
| 1984 | −9.0% |
| 1988 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | −0.3% |
| 2004 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | +17.4% |
| 2020 | +23.9% |
| 2024 | +24.7% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 151,259 |
| 2018 | 157,068 |
| 2020 | 169,527 |
| 2022 | 172,711 |
| 2024 | 183,754 |
Bellingham anchors Whatcom County at the Canadian border, where Western Washington University's enrollment and a growing exurban population create a consistent Democratic lean tempered by competitive rural precincts to the east.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.3 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.7 points.
A population of 230,503, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,784 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA and Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA.
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