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1892–2024
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Kennewick-Richland, WA
presidential margin
2008R+25.62012R+25.92016R+23.22020R+19.52024R+21.9
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+21.9
2024
median income$88,872U.S. $80,734 · WA $98,141
median age34.6U.S. 39.1 · WA 38.5
poverty rate11.7%U.S. 12.5% · WA 9.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.4%U.S. 35.6% · WA 39.3%
non-english30.4%U.S. 22.3% · WA 21.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German14.4%
English12.1%
Irish8.1%
Mexican31.2%
Guatemalan0.5%
Salvadoran0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%
Chinese0.4%
African American†1.1%
African0.4%
Aztec0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline1.9%
Other Christian1.5%
Buddhist0.6%
Muslim0.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington

Akashic
Kennewick-Richland, WATrumpR+21.9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Kennewick-Richland, WA, WAA map of the constituent counties of Kennewick-Richland, WA, WA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Benton County, WA · R+21.7Franklin County, WA · R+22.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.3%78,641
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.4%49,546
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People3.3%4,403
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kennewick-Richland, WA, WA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Benton County, WARepublicanR+21.7
Franklin County, WARepublicanR+22.6
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
37.4%Harris49,546
59.3%Trump78,641
3.3%Kennedy4,403
−21.9%
132,590
R
38.4%Biden52,046
57.9%Trump78,404
3.7%Jorgensen4,987
−19.5%
135,437
R
32.6%Clinton35,246
55.8%Trump60,400
11.6%Johnson12,560
−23.2%
108,206
R
35.5%Obama36,543
61.4%Romney63,209
3.1%Johnson3,229
−25.9%
102,981
R
36.3%Obama33,649
62.0%McCain57,382
1.7%Nader1,576
−25.6%
92,607
R
32.2%Kerry26,737
66.4%Bush55,107
1.5%Nader1,207
−34.2%
83,051
R
32.9%Gore24,165
64.0%Bush46,961
3.1%Nader2,267
−31.1%
73,393
R
39.1%Clinton25,744
49.5%Dole32,610
11.4%Perot7,545
−10.4%
65,899
R
31.8%Clinton20,202
43.1%Bush27,369
25.1%Perot15,968
−11.3%
63,539
R
35.3%Dukakis19,589
63.4%Bush35,176
1.3%Paul703
−28.1%
55,468
R
30.8%Mondale18,112
68.0%Reagan40,031
1.3%Bergland756
−37.2%
58,899
R
27.1%Carter15,280
64.0%Reagan36,055
8.9%Anderson5,039
−36.9%
56,374
R
34.8%Carter15,675
61.8%Ford27,806
3.4%McCarthy1,533
−26.9%
45,014
R
33.5%McGovern13,691
59.9%Nixon24,489
6.6%Schmitz2,689
−26.4%
40,869
R
39.1%Humphrey14,916
49.5%Nixon18,893
11.4%Wallace4,345
−10.4%
38,154
D
59.9%Johnson23,025
39.9%Goldwater15,323
0.2%Hass82
+20.0%
38,430
R
49.4%Kennedy17,674
50.3%Nixon17,998
0.2%Byrd81
−0.9%
35,753
R
47.8%Stevenson16,082
52.2%Eisenhower17,570
0.0%Andrews9
−4.4%
33,661
R
43.0%Stevenson12,687
56.7%Eisenhower16,703
0.3%Hallinan81
−13.6%
29,471
D
59.1%Truman10,983
39.8%Dewey7,393
1.2%Thurmond221
+19.3%
18,597
D
53.8%Roosevelt6,207
45.8%Dewey5,286
0.4%Thomas50
+8.0%
11,543
D
52.7%Roosevelt4,282
46.2%Willkie3,754
1.1%Thomas86
+6.5%
8,122
D
58.8%Roosevelt4,186
31.3%Landon2,232
9.9%Lemke703
+27.4%
7,121
D
59.0%Roosevelt4,173
35.8%Hoover2,532
5.2%Thomas365
+23.2%
7,070
R
31.6%Smith1,879
67.0%Hoover3,989
1.4%Thomas82
−35.5%
5,950
O
10.7%Davis674
40.2%Coolidge2,521
49.1%La Follette3,078
La Follette +8.9
6,273
R
27.0%Cox1,546
49.5%Harding2,840
23.5%Debs1,348
−22.6%
5,734
D
48.0%Wilson2,461
41.5%Hughes2,131
10.5%Benson538
+6.4%
5,130
O
33.1%Wilson1,850
18.3%Taft1,021
48.7%Roosevelt2,723
Roosevelt +15.6
5,594
R
34.5%Bryan950
55.6%Taft1,534
9.9%Debs273
−21.2%
2,757
R
27.0%Parker223
69.2%Roosevelt572
3.8%Debs31
−42.3%
826
D
58.3%Bryan81
37.4%McKinley52
4.3%Woolley6
+20.9%
139
D
73.9%Bryan113
24.8%McKinley38
1.3%Palmer2
+49.0%
153
D
45.4%Cleveland54
23.5%Harrison28
31.1%Weaver37
+21.8%
119
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −21.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+21.8%
1896+49.0%
1900+20.9%
1904−42.3%
1908−21.2%
1912+14.8%
1916+6.4%
1920−22.6%
1924−29.4%
1928−35.5%
1932+23.2%
1936+27.4%
1940+6.5%
1944+8.0%
1948+19.3%
1952−13.6%
1956−4.4%
1960−0.9%
1964+20.0%
1968−10.4%
1972−26.4%
1976−26.9%
1980−36.9%
1984−37.2%
1988−28.1%
1992−11.3%
1996−10.4%
2000−31.1%
2004−34.2%
2008−25.6%
2012−25.9%
2016−23.2%
2020−19.5%
2024−21.9%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Kennewick-Richland, WATotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 200,305 in 2024.50.1K100.2K150.2K200.3K200.3K20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Kennewick-Richland, WA
YearTotal registered
2016152,812
2018163,981
2020179,717
2022184,703
2024200,305
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Kennewick-Richland sits at the confluence of three rivers in the arid Columbia Basin, where the federal Hanford nuclear site drives a high-skilled workforce that has kept the metro reliably Republican even as Washington's statewide margins trend Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.0 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 42.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.9 points.

A population of 311,807, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,872 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR and Moses Lake, WA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
79.5twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorymedian age≠ % Latino
Moses Lake, WA
76.6twin score
2000–2008 trajectory% Latino≠ college share
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
76.4twin score
12-yr trend2000–2004 trajectory% Latino≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington voted Republican by 21.9 points (R+21.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 132,590 votes cast, 49,546 went Democratic and 78,641 went Republican.
When did Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington?
Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington has a population of 311,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington?
Median household income in Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington is $88,872 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kennewick-Richland, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.