Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area — Elections 1892–2024

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	65.8%	1,307,874
Donald TrumpRepublican	30.3%	601,758
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People	4.0%	78,672

D+60

R+60

3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

County-level results (3 counties) — table

2024 presidential result by county for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, WA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County	Winner	Margin
King County, WA	Democratic	D+51.3
Pierce County, WA	Democratic	D+10.7
Snohomish County, WA	Democratic	D+18.8

34 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	D	65.8%Harris1,307,874	30.3%Trump601,758	4.0%Kennedy78,672	+35.5%	1,988,304
2020	D	66.9%Biden1,413,544	30.0%Trump633,325	3.1%Jorgensen66,515	+36.9%	2,113,384
2016	D	61.7%Clinton1,076,087	28.2%Trump491,418	10.1%Johnson175,696	+33.5%	1,743,201
2012	D	63.3%Obama1,042,950	33.8%Romney557,183	3.0%Johnson48,788	+29.5%	1,648,921
2008	D	64.7%Obama1,017,348	33.6%McCain528,111	1.7%Nader26,426	+31.1%	1,571,885
2004	D	59.5%Kerry895,077	39.0%Bush586,143	1.5%Nader22,715	+20.5%	1,503,935
2000	D	56.6%Gore744,561	38.1%Bush501,217	5.2%Nader68,672	+18.5%	1,314,450
1996	D	53.9%Clinton648,363	33.6%Dole403,991	12.4%Perot149,493	+20.3%	1,201,847
1992	D	46.7%Clinton581,936	28.9%Bush359,533	24.4%Perot303,703	+17.9%	1,245,172
1988	D	52.2%Dukakis527,045	46.4%Bush468,899	1.4%Paul14,651	+5.8%	1,010,595
1984	R	44.8%Mondale444,846	54.0%Reagan536,226	1.2%Bergland12,292	−9.2%	993,364
1980	R	38.5%Carter351,493	47.0%Reagan428,967	14.5%Anderson132,115	−8.5%	912,575
1976	R	46.4%Carter382,604	49.6%Ford409,425	4.0%McCarthy32,726	−3.3%	824,755
1972	R	39.5%McGovern308,913	56.6%Nixon443,004	3.9%Schmitz30,663	−17.1%	782,580
1968	D	48.7%Humphrey340,158	43.9%Nixon306,145	7.4%Wallace51,774	+4.9%	698,077
1964	D	62.0%Johnson407,795	37.0%Goldwater243,664	1.0%Hass6,559	+24.9%	658,018
1960	R	48.9%Kennedy311,841	49.4%Nixon315,069	1.7%Byrd10,538	−0.5%	637,448
1956	R	45.6%Stevenson257,121	53.3%Eisenhower300,634	1.1%Andrews6,339	−7.7%	564,094
1952	R	46.2%Stevenson250,233	52.4%Eisenhower283,771	1.4%Hallinan7,379	−6.2%	541,383
1948	D	51.3%Truman219,893	42.6%Dewey182,453	6.1%Thurmond26,335	+8.7%	428,681
1944	D	59.1%Roosevelt245,922	39.8%Dewey165,527	1.1%Thomas4,655	+19.3%	416,104
1940	D	60.9%Roosevelt220,989	37.6%Willkie136,330	1.5%Thomas5,380	+23.3%	362,699
1936	D	67.4%Roosevelt212,666	29.7%Landon93,757	2.9%Lemke9,082	+37.7%	315,505
1932	D	59.1%Roosevelt165,541	32.7%Hoover91,662	8.2%Thomas23,118	+26.4%	280,321
1928	R	31.7%Smith71,425	65.9%Hoover148,527	2.4%Thomas5,379	−34.2%	225,331
1924	R	7.4%Davis13,184	51.5%Coolidge92,298	41.1%La Follette73,749	−44.1%	179,231
1920	R	16.9%Cox28,684	53.7%Harding91,425	29.4%Debs50,073	−36.9%	170,182
1916	D	51.5%Wilson79,692	41.6%Hughes64,364	6.9%Benson10,629	+9.9%	154,685
1912	O	25.2%Wilson30,789	20.6%Taft25,103	54.2%Roosevelt66,256	Roosevelt +29.0	122,148
1908	R	33.1%Bryan22,554	57.1%Taft38,891	9.8%Debs6,693	−24.0%	68,138
1904	R	17.6%Parker9,022	70.7%Roosevelt36,232	11.7%Debs6,015	−53.1%	51,269
1900	R	39.8%Bryan13,984	55.3%McKinley19,448	4.9%Woolley1,705	−15.6%	35,137
1896	D	55.0%Bryan16,161	44.0%McKinley12,935	1.0%Palmer286	+11.0%	29,382
1892	R	33.6%Cleveland9,985	40.3%Harrison11,962	26.1%Weaver7,740	−6.7%	29,687

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−6.7%
1896	+11.0%
1900	−15.6%
1904	−53.1%
1908	−24.0%
1912	+4.7%
1916	+9.9%
1920	−36.9%
1924	−44.1%
1928	−34.2%
1932	+26.4%
1936	+37.7%
1940	+23.3%
1944	+19.3%
1948	+8.7%
1952	−6.2%
1956	−7.7%
1960	−0.5%
1964	+24.9%
1968	+4.9%
1972	−17.1%
1976	−3.3%
1980	−8.5%
1984	−9.2%
1988	+5.8%
1992	+17.9%
1996	+20.3%
2000	+18.5%
2004	+20.5%
2008	+31.1%
2012	+29.5%
2016	+33.5%
2020	+36.9%
2024	+35.5%

DemocraticRepublican

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Year	Total registered
2016	2,451,581
2018	2,509,289
2020	2,706,689
2022	2,706,561
2024	2,840,530

Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Home to Amazon and Boeing's historic base, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro delivers presidential margins exceeding 40 points Democratic, yet inner suburbs like Bellevue diverge sharply from Tacoma's blue-collar Democratic coalition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 53.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.5 points.

A population of 4,061,920, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,172 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

Political twins — metros

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

95.6twin score

% Asian2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ 2004 margin

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

95.5twin score

2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

94.9twin score

2004–2024 trajectory≠ % Black

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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington voted Democratic by 35.5 points (D+35.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,988,304 votes cast, 1,307,874 went Democratic and 601,758 went Republican.

When did Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington?

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington has a population of 4,061,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington?

Median household income in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington is $116,172 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington?

Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Washington from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.